Effects of prenatal exposure to WIFI signal (2.45GHz) on postnatal development and behavior in rat: Influence of maternal restraint.
Othman H, Ammari M, Sakly M, Abdelmelek H. · 2017
View Original AbstractPrenatal WiFi exposure caused lasting brain development problems and anxiety in rat offspring, suggesting pregnancy WiFi exposure deserves precautionary attention.
Plain English Summary
Researchers exposed pregnant rats to WiFi signals (2.45 GHz) for 2 hours daily throughout pregnancy and studied the offspring's development and behavior. They found that prenatal WiFi exposure caused developmental delays, anxiety-like behavior, motor problems, and brain oxidative stress in the offspring, with male rats showing more severe effects. The study suggests that WiFi exposure during pregnancy may harm brain development and behavior in offspring.
Why This Matters
This study adds to growing evidence that prenatal EMF exposure can have lasting developmental consequences. The 2.45 GHz frequency used matches exactly what your WiFi router emits, making these findings directly relevant to pregnant women in WiFi-saturated environments. What's particularly concerning is that the effects persisted into adulthood and showed clear gender differences, with male offspring more severely affected. The researchers found oxidative stress in the brain, which provides a biological mechanism for how WiFi signals might disrupt normal development. While this is animal research, the developmental similarities between rats and humans make these findings worth serious consideration. The reality is that pregnant women today are exposed to WiFi signals far more continuously than the 2 hours daily used in this study, raising questions about cumulative effects.
Exposure Information
Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study. The study examined exposure from: 2.45 GHz
Study Details
The present study was carried out to investigate the potential combined influence of maternal restraint stress and 2.45 GHz WiFi signal exposure on postnatal development and behavior in the offspring of exposed rats.
24 pregnant albino Wistar rats were randomly assigned to four groups: Control, WiFi-exposed, restrai...
Our main findings showed no detrimental effects on gestation progress and outcomes at delivery in al...
In summary, the current study point out that prenatal WiFi exposure and restraint, separately and especially in association, adversely affected offspring physical and neurodevelopment as well as emotional responses, motor and exploratory behavior at adulthood. Progeny brain oxidative equilibrium and serum biochemistry were also altered. Most of these impacts depended on offspring gender. Further investigations are obviously needed to test for neuro molecular and biochemical mechanisms mediating
Show BibTeX
@article{h_2017_effects_of_prenatal_exposure_1521,
author = {Othman H and Ammari M and Sakly M and Abdelmelek H.},
title = {Effects of prenatal exposure to WIFI signal (2.45GHz) on postnatal development and behavior in rat: Influence of maternal restraint.},
year = {2017},
url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0166432816313018},
}