cell phone effect on brain

How Cell Phones Affect A Child’s Brain

The bone marrow of a child’s head absorbs 10 times more radiation than that of an adult

“A five-year-old’s brain, healthy or otherwise, is encased in a thinner skull and contains more fluid than an adult brain. According to studies carried out by industry modelers in Switzerland and France, the bone marrow of a child’s head absorbs 10 times more radiation than that of an adult, while that of infants and toddlers will absorb even more. Few parents realize that infant apps such as One Fish Two Fish, Peekaboo Farm, and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star may do much more than amuse and distract babies. The American Academy of Pediatrics cautions that children need more real face-time than screen time—more laps than apps—and the group has written to the FCC supporting the need to revamp standards to recognize the growing use of these devices by infants and toddlers. Most disconcerting are findings from Nesrin Seyhan, the

“A five-year-old’s brain, healthy or otherwise, is encased in a thinner skull and contains more fluid than an adult brain.”

NATO-supported founding chairman of the Biophysics Department at Gazi University in Ankara, Turkey, whose controlled studies show that prenatally exposed rats and rabbits have fewer brain cells—and those that survive sustain more damage to their brains, livers, reproductive systems and eyes. Recent reports from Yale University’s chief of obstetrics and gynecology, Hugh Taylor, found that prenatal exposure significantly increased hyperactive behavior in offspring and altered brain chemistry. Other research carried out by renowned National Institute of Drug Abuse Director Nora Volkow, MD, PhD, finds that just 50 minutes of exposure to cell phone radiation in adult males directly alters the production of glucose— the brain’s main fuel. Experimental work completed by American, Australian, Greek, and Turkish teams working with experts in male reproductive health has reported that cell phone-radiation-exposed human sperm die three times faster, swim significantly more poorly, become more deformed, and develop significantly more damage to sperm DNA.
How is this possible? After all, headlines have repeatedly assured us that there’s little to worry about, because we do not face an epidemic of brain cancer—yet. In fact, the brain cancer story remains complex, because the disease has a long latency—up to four decades—and because past uses and users differ radically from current ones. But evidence on dangers to pregnancy and reproduction from cell phone use are mounting. Of course, not all studies find results, but those that do—especially recent efforts at Yale and the Cleveland Clinic—cannot simply be ignored because others do not find similar results.
It’s time somebody working for the telecommunications industry told the truth. The way most people use cell phones next to their brains and bodies violates the FCC standards. Manufacturers have an obligation to identify and reduce risks and to design phones that can be safely held next to the body. If they do so, our children and grandchildren will not look back on us in shock at the disconnect between what science told us about microwave radiation from cell phones and how we used to use them, but with gratitude that we took simple steps to protect them. Stop hiding behind fine print legalese buried on websites and tell people what they have the right to know.