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Effect of Short-Term Mobile Phone Base Station Exposure on Cognitive Performance, Body Temperature, Heart Rate and Blood Pressure of Malaysians

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Malek F, Rani KA, Rahim HA, Omar MH · 2015

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Short-term cell tower exposure at 1 V/m showed no immediate effects on cognitive performance or vital signs in 200 Malaysian subjects.

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Malaysian researchers exposed 200 people (half claiming electromagnetic sensitivity) to cell tower signals at 1 volt per meter for short periods and measured cognitive performance, body temperature, heart rate, and blood pressure. They found no statistically significant differences between real exposure and fake exposure in either sensitive or non-sensitive individuals. This suggests that brief exposure to typical cell tower radiation levels doesn't immediately affect these basic body functions or mental performance.

Exposure Information

A logarithmic frequency spectrum from 10 Hz to 100 GHz showing where this study's 945 MHz - 2.14 GHz exposure sits relative to common EMF sources.Where This Frequency Sits on the EMF SpectrumELFVLFLF / MFHF / VHFUHFSHFmm10 Hz100 GHzThis study: 945 MHz - 2.14 GHzPower lines50/60 Hz5G mm28 GHzLogarithmic scale

The study examined exposure from: 945 MHz,1,840 MHz and 2,140 MHz

Study Details

The aim of this study is to clarify whether short-term exposure at 1 V/m to the typical Global System for Mobile Communication and Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) affects cognitive performance and physiological parameters (body temperature, blood pressure and heart rate).

This study applies counterbalanced randomizing single blind tests to determine if sensitive individu...

Generally, in both groups, there is no statistical significant difference between the exposure and s...

Cite This Study
Malek F, Rani KA, Rahim HA, Omar MH (2015). Effect of Short-Term Mobile Phone Base Station Exposure on Cognitive Performance, Body Temperature, Heart Rate and Blood Pressure of Malaysians Sci Rep. 5:13206, 2015.
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@article{f_2015_effect_of_shortterm_mobile_2783,
  author = {Malek F and Rani KA and Rahim HA and Omar MH},
  title = {Effect of Short-Term Mobile Phone Base Station Exposure on Cognitive Performance, Body Temperature, Heart Rate and Blood Pressure of Malaysians},
  year = {2015},
  
  url = {https://www.nature.com/articles/srep13206},
}

Quick Questions About This Study

A 2015 Malaysian study found no significant changes in heart rate when 200 people were exposed to cell tower radiation at typical environmental levels. Both electromagnetically sensitive and non-sensitive individuals showed identical heart rate responses during real versus fake exposure sessions.
Research on 200 Malaysian participants found no measurable impact on cognitive performance from short-term cell tower exposure. Mental function tests showed no statistical differences between real radiation exposure and placebo conditions, even among people claiming electromagnetic sensitivity.
A controlled study of 200 people found no significant blood pressure changes from cell tower radiation exposure. Researchers measured blood pressure during real versus fake exposure sessions and found identical responses in both electromagnetically sensitive and non-sensitive participants.
Malaysian researchers found no body temperature differences in people claiming electromagnetic sensitivity when exposed to cell tower radiation. The 2015 study measured 100 self-identified sensitive individuals and found identical temperature responses during real versus sham exposure.
A study exposing 200 people to cell tower radiation found no immediate effects on heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature, or cognitive performance. Short-term exposure at typical environmental levels produced no measurable physiological changes in either sensitive or non-sensitive individuals.