Today it is common place to see peop
le roaming the mall looking like Star trek cyborgs. Nearly every person you see is either chattering away on a Bluetooth head set or obsessively tweeting on their cell phones which might as well be an extension of their arm. When cell phones came on the market many speculated the effect radiation emitted by cell phones would cause to the brain. In a recent study radiation looks like a good thing… if you’re a mouse.
Mice, genetically engineered to have a form of Alzheimer’s disease, were exposed to electromagnetic radiation typical of cell phones for two hours a day over seven to nine month. The results were shocking, not only did the disease appear to slow but even reverse the course of the illness. Dr. Gary Arendash of the University of South Florida in Tampa said the findings provided “striking evidence for both protective and disease-reversing effects” of long-term of cell phone level radiation. While this new data is interesting and even outlandish in its claims some scientists in the community warn of its implications
Dr. Roger Brumback of Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska cautions that these findings could be entirely wrong and warns, “Extreme caution is necessary until this outcome has been confirmed independently in other laboratories. Even if the science is correct, humans are not just big mice, and we must always be cautious in extrapolating results from mice to man.”
In no way should anyone start “self medicating” with a cell phone but the results for mice are interesting none the less. Scientists and research will continue with this new evidence. Good news for forgetful mice.
