Is human saliva an indicator of the adverse health effects of using mobile phones?
Hamzany Y, Feinmesser R, Shpitzer T, Mizrachi A, Hilly O, Hod R, Bahar G, Otradnov I, Gavish M, Nagler RM. · 2013
View Original AbstractMobile phone users show significantly higher oxidative stress markers in their saliva, suggesting cellular damage from chronic radiation exposure.
Plain English Summary
Researchers compared saliva samples from 20 mobile phone users (who used phones for an average of 12.5 years) to deaf individuals who didn't use phones. Mobile phone users showed significantly higher levels of oxidative stress markers in their saliva, along with reduced saliva flow and important proteins like albumin and amylase.
Why This Matters
This research provides a fascinating window into how mobile phone radiation may affect our bodies at the cellular level. The study demonstrates that chronic mobile phone use creates measurable oxidative stress - essentially cellular damage from unstable molecules called free radicals. What makes this particularly compelling is that saliva offers a non-invasive way to monitor these biological changes, potentially serving as an early warning system for EMF-related health effects. The participants averaged nearly 30 hours of phone use per month over more than a decade, which represents typical heavy usage patterns for many smartphone users today. The reality is that oxidative stress underlies numerous chronic diseases, from cardiovascular problems to accelerated aging. While this study doesn't prove that mobile phone radiation causes disease, it adds to the growing body of evidence showing that our devices create measurable biological stress in our bodies.
Exposure Information
Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study.
Study Details
The aim of this study is to observe Is Human Saliva an Indicator of the Adverse Health Effects of Using Mobile Phones
We studied 20 subjects in the mobile-phone group who had a mean duration of mobile phone use of 12.5...
We report a significant increase in all salivary oxidative stress indices studied in mobile phone us...
These observations lead to the hypothesis that the use of mobile phones may cause oxidative stress and modify salivary function.
Show BibTeX
@article{y_2013_is_human_saliva_an_1642,
author = {Hamzany Y and Feinmesser R and Shpitzer T and Mizrachi A and Hilly O and Hod R and Bahar G and Otradnov I and Gavish M and Nagler RM.},
title = {Is human saliva an indicator of the adverse health effects of using mobile phones?},
year = {2013},
doi = {10.1089/ars.2012.4751},
url = {https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/ars.2012.4751},
}