Waves from cell phones may help you remember better

William Atkins
Thursday, 07 January 2010 20:46

Science - Biology

Alzheimer's disease researchers from the University of South Florida have concluded that exposure to a lot of electromagnetic waves over a long period of time from cell phones may protect people from getting dementia and even may help to reverse Alzheimer’s in people who already have the memory disease.


According to the January 7, 2010 press release “Cell phone exposure may protect against and reverse Alzheimer’s disease” from the University of South Florida News (Tampa, Florida), a study led by some of its researchers has concluded that “… long-term exposure to electromagnetic waves emitted by cell phones may even boosts normal memory.”

The USF article begins by saying, “The millions of people who spend hours every day on a cell phone, may have a new excuse for yakking. A surprising new study in mice provides the first evidence that long-term exposure to electromagnetic waves associated with cell phone use may actually protect against, and even reverse, Alzheimer’s disease.”

The study, headed by researchers from the Florida Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC) at the University of South Florida, was published online on January 7, 2010, in The Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease (JAD).

Dr. Gary Arendash, who led the study, stated, “It surprised us to find that cell phone exposure, begun in early adulthood, protects the memory of mice otherwise destined to develop Alzheimer’s symptoms."

Arendash added, “It was even more astonishing that the electromagnetic waves generated by cell phones actually reversed memory impairment in old Alzheimer’s mice.” [USF News]

The study involved 96 mice, in which some of them had been genetically modified so that they would develop plague on the brain; specifically beta-amyloid (β-amyloid), which is a known problem with human Alzheimer’s disease (AD) patients.

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