Attention pregnant women: put down your cellphone. Cellphone radiation
exposure during pregnancy impacts fetal brain development and may cause
hyperactivity, Yale School of Medicine researchers say. Dr. Hugh Taylor, a medical professor and chief of Yale's Department of
Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, co-authored a recent study to
probe the impact of cellphone exposure on pregnancies. 'We had pregnant mice in
cages and we just simply put a cellphone on top of the cage. In half the mice,
the cellphone was active and in half of the cages the cellphone was turned off
so it wasn't transmitting a signal at all,' Taylor said.
Warning: Cellphone radiation exposure during pregnancy impacts fetal brain development and may cause hyperactivity, Yale School of Medicine researchers say
Taylor said the researchers allowed the mice to give birth and waited
until offspring were young adults before behaviors were tested. 'The mice
exposed to cellphones were more active,' Taylor said. 'Their memory was
slightly decreased ... these mice were basically bouncing off the walls and didn't
have a care in the world.' Taylor says the study shows there is a
"biological basis" to suggest cellphone exposure can impact
pregnancies. He says he is encouraging patients to be cautious with devices and
recommends pregnant women hold phones away from the body.
Cellphone manufacturers, including Blackberry and Apple, also say
consumers should keep devices away from the body due to potential safety risks
but these warnings often go unnoticed because they are featured in device
manuals. Taylor is slated to join other global researchers on Monday for a
panel discussion about the impact cellphone exposure may have on pregnancies.
The panel has been organized by Dr. Devra Davis, who runs the non-profit
organization Environmental Health Trust.
Yale Study: Yale Dr. Hugh Taylor co-authored a recent study to probe the impact of cellphone exposure on pregnancies
Davis' organization has been pushing governments around the world to
take action on cellphone safety. 'While it may be legal for companies to show
advertisements of phones being used in ways that are not recommended, it is not
ethical,' she said. 'When they sell phones to people, and they tell them in
fine print to not use them next to the body, and then all their advertisements
show them using cellphones exactly next to the body ... I think that is really
a profound disconnect that people ought to be aware of.'
The world now has almost as many cellphone subscriptions as inhabitants,
according to recent numbers published by the UN telecom agency. In 2011, the
World Health Organization's cancer arm said cellphones could cause cancer and
called for more research. Some other countries around the world, including
France, have banned companies from advertising cellphones to children due to
the possible risks.
Source: Daily Mail UK
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