Scientific research concluding that radiation from cell phones, wireless phones(DECT), wireless internet(WiFi) or mobile phone masts poses a health risk
Most of the studies have been publicized in a peer-reviewed scientific journal, which means they have been scrutinized by other experts in the same field. The peer-reviewed studies are marked with
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Reports
Kundi, 2008: 10 out of 14 peer-reviewed scientific studies on people exposed to Mobile-Phone mast (cell-tower) radiation show adverse health effects
Khurana, 2008: After reviewing more than 100 studies it is concluded that radiation from mobile phones and mobile phone masts poses a bigger threat to humanity than smoking and asbestos
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The BioInitiative Report, 2007: There might not be a lower limit for electromagnetic radiation and recommends that guideline should be 9000 times LOWER than the current ICNIRP Guideline values. The report is based on more than 2000 scientific articles and documents the connection between electromagnetic radiation and leukemia, brain tumors and Alzheimer's
Czerninski et al, 2011: The total number of parotid gland cancers in Israel increased 4-fold from 1970 to 2006 (from 16 to 64 cases per year)
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Havas et al, 2010: People exposed to radiation from a wireless phone (DECT) experienced an irregular heart rate
Balmori, 2010: Tadpoles living 140 meters from mobile masts for two months had a mortality rate of 90%, while the control group, which was shielded from the mobile masts inside a Faraday cage, only had a 4% mortality rate
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Ntzouni et al, 2010: Short-term memory in mice is affected by mobile phone radiation
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Kowall et al, 2009: More than a third of German doctors associate electromagnetic radiation with health complaints
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Eberhardt et al, 2008: Two-hour exposures of rats to cell phone radiation resulted in leakage of albumin across the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and in neuron damage. The exposure levels were 0.12 mW/kg and 120 mW/kg, the weakest exposure level showed the greatest effect in opening the BBB, and in neuron damage and death
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Nittby et al, 2008: Rats exposed to two hours of mobile phone radiation a week had significantly reduced memory functions
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Mortazavi et al, 2008: Exposure to mobile-phone radiation or MRI-scan magnetic field significantly accelerated the release of mercury from dental fillings and into the body. Mercury poisoning can lead to electrohypersensitivity, autism, allergies, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's
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Divan et al, 2008: The more pregnant women used a cell phone during pregnancy, the higher the risk that the child would develop behavioral problems later on
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Odaci et al, 2008: Development in the brain was stunted in areas associated with memory, stress and depression in embryonic rats exposed to mobil phone radiation
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Rezk et al, 2008: The heart rate of fetuses went up and the cardiac output went down, after the mother had used a mobile phone for 10 minutes. The researchers concluded that pregnant women should avoid using mobile phones, especially during the first months of pregnancy
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Agarwal et al, 2008: Men who used mobile phones a lot showed significant declines in four standard measures of sperm quality, including count, viability, motility and shape, with each falling with increased phone usage
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Karinen et al, 2008: Human skin exposed to radiation from a mobile phone altered the protein
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Landgrebe et al, 2008: Cognitive and neurobiological changes were observed in electrosensitive people exposed to radiation from a mobile phone
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Kimata et al, 2007: Radiation from mobile phones triggered an allergic reaction in people with skin problems
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Hillert et al, 2007: Mobile phone radiation caused headache, the deep sleep was heavily reduced and the lighter stage 2 sleep increased
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Friedman et al, 2007: Mobile phone radiation triggered cancer mechanisms after only 5-10 minutes of exposure
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Goldsworthy, 2007: Mobile phone radaition caused calcium-ion efflux in cells which significantly alters the intracellular calcium concentrations. This makes the cell membrane porous, resulting in DNA- and chromosome damages
Sadetzki et al, 2007: Heavy cell phone users were subject to a 50% higher risk of benign and malignant tumors of the salivary gland -- the risk increases with the distance from the mobile phone masts
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Abdel-Rassoul et al, 2007: People living under and opposite a mobile phone mast suffered from headache (23.5%), memory changes (28.2%), dizziness (18.8%), tremors (9.4%), depressive symptoms (21.7%), and sleep disturbance (23.5%) significantly more than controls: (10%), (5%), (5%), (0%), (8.8%) and (10%), respectively. Revision of standard guidelines for public exposure to radiation from mobile phone masts and early detection of biological effects among inhabitants around the stations are recommended
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Gandhi G, 2005: Users of cell phones had 4 times more DNA damage, than people who had never used cell phones. Some of the participants complained about sleeplessness, memory loss, less attentivity and heart pain
Lee et al, 2005: Human cells exposed to radiation from a wireless network, also known as WiFi, showed severe damages in the DNA: 221 genes altered their expression after a 2 hour exposure, increasing to 759 after 6 hours
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Adlkofer et al, 2004: 12 institutes from seven countries exposed living cells to radio frequency- and microwave radiation at intensities far below the international ICNIRP guidelines for mobile phone mast safety, resulting in changes and damage to the DNA and protein. This confirmed that the use of mobile phones and exposure to electromagnetic fields might lead to permanent damage to the DNA
Bortkiewicz et al, 2004: People living in the vicinity of mobile phone masts reported complaints of the circulatory system, sleep disturbances, irritability, depression, blurred vision, concentration difficulties, nausea, lack of appetite, headache and vertigo
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Wolf et al, 2004: People who had been living in proximity to a mobile phone mast between 3 to 7 years had a four fold chance of getting cancer
Eger et al, 2004: Cancer risk trebled for people living up to 400 m from mobile phone masts
Salford et al, 2003: Rats were exposed to the radiation from a mobile equivalent to speaking for two hours daily. After 50 days the exposed rat brains showed multiple spots of albumin leaking out from the blood vessels because the blood brain barrier had been broken and extensive nerve damages
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Cross-section of central parts of the brain of (A) an unexposed control rat and (B) an RF EMF-exposed rat, both stained for albumin, which appears brown. In (A), albumin is visible in the central inferior parts of the brain (the hypothalamus), which is a normal feature. In (B), albumin is visible in multiple small foci representing leakage from many vessels. Magnification, about x3.
Kramarenko et al, 2003: Brainwave activity(EEG) changed after only 20-40 seconds of exposure to mobile phone radiation, the effect went away after 15-20 minutes. The brainwave activity of children changed faster than adults
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Hardell et al, 2003: People who have been using mobile phones or cordless phones (DECT), even for a very short period, have a significantly higher risk of getting brain cancer
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Navarro et al, 2003: A health survey of people living in the vicinity of a mobile phone mast showed significant correlation between the severity of the symptoms and the measured power density
Santini et al, 2002: People living near mobile phone masts suffered increasingly from tiredness, headache, sleep disturbance, discomfort, irritability, depression, loss of memory, dizziness, libido decrease, nausea, loss of appetite, discomfort and visual perturbations etc. the closer they lived to a cellular phone base station
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Kwee et al, 1998: Human cells exposed to radiation from a mobile phone showed decreased growth rate
Magras et al, 1997: Mice became less fertile after exposure to low intensity radiation from mobile phone masts. The mice were not able to reproduce after 5 generations
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Lai et al, 1996: 2 hours of exposure to mobile phone radiation caused DNA to break in the exposed rat brains
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