Effects of Long Term Exposure of 900-1800 MHz Radiation Emitted from 2G Mobile Phone on Mice Hippocampus- A Histomorphometric Study.
Mugunthan N, Shanmugasamy K, Anbalagan J, Rajanarayanan S, Meenachi S. · 2016
View Original AbstractMobile phone radiation damaged memory-critical brain cells in mice after just one month of exposure similar to typical daily phone use.
Plain English Summary
Researchers exposed mice to radiation from 2G mobile phones (900-1800 MHz) for 48 minutes daily over 1-6 months and examined brain tissue under microscopes. They found significant damage to the hippocampus, the brain region crucial for memory and learning, including reduced numbers of neurons and smaller cell nuclei. This suggests that prolonged mobile phone radiation exposure may harm brain cells in ways that could affect cognitive function.
Why This Matters
This study adds to mounting evidence that mobile phone radiation can damage brain tissue, particularly in regions critical for memory and learning. The 48-minute daily exposure used here is actually less than many people's current phone usage patterns - the average American spends over 2 hours daily on their phone, often held close to the head during calls. What makes this research especially concerning is that it shows progressive damage over time, with effects persisting from one month through six months of exposure. The hippocampus damage observed here could translate to memory problems and cognitive decline in humans. While we need more research to fully understand the implications, the consistent pattern of brain tissue changes across multiple studies suggests this isn't a coincidence. You don't have to eliminate your phone, but reducing head exposure through speaker mode, texting instead of calling, and keeping devices away from your body makes biological sense.
Exposure Information
Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study. The study examined exposure from: 900-1800 MHz Mobile Phone Duration: 48 minutes per day for a period of 30-180 days
Study Details
To investigate the long term exposure of 900 to 1800 MHz radiations emitted from 2G mobile phone in mice hippocampus at histomorphometric level.
With due approval from institutional animal ethics committee, 36 mice were exposed to 2G mobile phon...
The mean density of neurons in the hippocampus regions CA1, CA2 and DGDB from first to sixth month w...
The long term exposure to 900-1800 MHz frequency radiations emitted from 2G mobile phone could cause significantly reduced neuron density and decreased nuclear diameter in the hippocampus neurons of mice.
Show BibTeX
@article{n_2016_effects_of_long_term_1517,
author = {Mugunthan N and Shanmugasamy K and Anbalagan J and Rajanarayanan S and Meenachi S.},
title = {Effects of Long Term Exposure of 900-1800 MHz Radiation Emitted from 2G Mobile Phone on Mice Hippocampus- A Histomorphometric Study.},
year = {2016},
url = {https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5028475/},
}