The child is at increased risk of becoming hyperactive, according to a new US scientific study based on an animal study.
The scientists exposed mice that were pregnant with cell phone radiation (800 to 1.900 Mhz) placed just above their cage, while in another group of mice, for comparison, the cell phone was turned off. The researchers later recorded the electrical activity of adult mice exposed to radiation as embryos and performed a series of behavioral tests on these experimental animals.
Mice exposed to cell phone radiation tended to be more hyperactive as adults and had lower memory abilities than those not exposed to the same radiation. development of neurons in the prefrontal cortex of experimental animals. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in humans has a neurobiological basis located in the same brain area.
The researchers point out that further research is needed in humans to better understand the mechanisms behind the new findings and to impose safety limits during pregnancy on mobile phone use.
U.S. humans have reported that, unlike human pregnancies, which last about nine months, mice last only 19 days, while newborns 'brains are less developed than humans' babies. For these reasons, additional studies are needed to determine the extent to which human children are at similar risk.
Source: ygeianews.gr