Increased Radioresistance to Lethal Doses of Gamma Rays in Mice and Rats after Exposure to Microwave Radiation Emitted by a GSM Mobile Phone Simulator.
Mortazavi S, Mosleh-Shirazi M, Tavassoli A, Taheri M, Mehdizadeh A, Namazi S, Jamali A, Ghalandari R, Bonyadi S, Haghani M, Shafie M · 2012
View Original AbstractMobile phone radiation triggers measurable cellular stress responses, contradicting claims that non-ionizing EMF has no biological effects.
Plain English Summary
Researchers exposed mice and rats to microwave radiation from a GSM mobile phone simulator for several days, then subjected them to lethal doses of gamma radiation. Animals that received microwave pre-exposure showed significantly higher survival rates compared to those that didn't. This suggests that microwave radiation can trigger an adaptive response that helps protect cells against subsequent radiation damage.
Why This Matters
This study reveals something unexpected about how our cells respond to microwave radiation from mobile phones. The finding that GSM microwave exposure can trigger a protective adaptive response challenges the simple narrative that all EMF exposure is inherently harmful. However, this doesn't mean cell phone radiation is beneficial. The reality is that adaptive responses often indicate cellular stress - your body is essentially preparing for damage by ramping up its defense mechanisms. What this means for you is that your cells are actively responding to microwave radiation in measurable ways, contradicting industry claims that non-ionizing radiation has no biological effects. The science demonstrates clear biological activity, even if the long-term health implications of constantly triggering these stress responses remain unclear.
Exposure Information
Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study. The study examined exposure from: GSM Mobile Phone Simulator
Study Details
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of pre-irradiation with microwaves on the induction of radioadaptive response.
In the 1(st) phase of the study, 110 male mice were divided into 8 groups. The animals in these grou...
Statistically significant differences between the survival rate of the mice only exposed to lethal d...
Altogether, these experiments showed that exposure to microwave radiation may induce a significant survival adaptive response.
Show BibTeX
@article{s_2012_increased_radioresistance_to_lethal_2433,
author = {Mortazavi S and Mosleh-Shirazi M and Tavassoli A and Taheri M and Mehdizadeh A and Namazi S and Jamali A and Ghalandari R and Bonyadi S and Haghani M and Shafie M},
title = {Increased Radioresistance to Lethal Doses of Gamma Rays in Mice and Rats after Exposure to Microwave Radiation Emitted by a GSM Mobile Phone Simulator.},
year = {2012},
url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23930107/},
}