[On the evaluation of the influence of cellular phones on their users].
Khudnitskii, SS, Moshkarev, EA, Fomenko, TV, · 1999
View Original AbstractCell phone radiation causes measurable changes to brain and heart function during normal use, not just tissue heating.
Plain English Summary
Russian researchers measured how cell phone radiation affects users' nervous systems, hearts, and body temperature during actual phone use. They found that the area of the head closest to the phone antenna experienced the most heating, and that the ultrahigh frequency radiation caused measurable changes in both brain function and cardiovascular activity. This study provides direct evidence that cell phones create biological effects beyond just heating tissue.
Why This Matters
This 1999 Russian study is significant because it measured real-world biological effects during actual cell phone use, not just laboratory exposure. The researchers documented both thermal effects (heating near the antenna) and non-thermal effects (changes in nervous system and cardiovascular function), which challenges the industry position that heating is the only concern with RF radiation. What makes this research particularly relevant is that it examined the functional state of critical body systems during typical phone use. The reality is that your brain and cardiovascular system respond measurably to cell phone radiation, and this occurs at the exposure levels you experience during normal calls. While this study lacks specific exposure measurements, it demonstrates that biological effects occur at real-world usage levels, not just the high-intensity exposures often used in laboratory studies.
Exposure Information
Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study.
Study Details
The aim of this study is to investigate On the evaluation of the influence of cellular phones on their users
The authors studied influence of ultrahigh frequency radiation caused by cellular phones on function...
The head area near the phone antenna appeared to be under the most intensive heating. Ultrahigh freq...
Show BibTeX
@article{khudnitskii_1999_on_the_evaluation_of_2278,
author = {Khudnitskii and SS and Moshkarev and EA and Fomenko and TV and},
title = {[On the evaluation of the influence of cellular phones on their users].},
year = {1999},
url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10526476/},
}