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Cognition
15
Jul

Reach for your cell phone at your own risk: The cognitive costs of media choice for breaks

July 15, 2022
Kang S, Kurtzberg TR. Reach for your cell phone at your own risk: The cognitive costs of media choice for breaks. J Behav Addict. 2019 Sep 1;8(3):395-403. doi: 10.1556/2006.8.2019.21. Epub 2019 Aug 16. PMID: 31418586; PMCID: PMC7044622. Excerpt: As people are increasingly addicted to their cell phones, it is important to know the unintended costs...
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07
Mar

Associations Between a Polymorphism in the Rat 5-HT1A Receptor Gene Promoter Region (rs198585630) and Cognitive Alterations Induced by Microwave Exposure

March 7, 2022
Li H, Gao Y, Zou Y, Qiao S, Zhi W, Ma L, Xu X, Zhao X, Zhang J, Wang L and Hu X (2022) Associations Between a Polymorphism in the Rat 5-HT1A Receptor Gene Promoter Region (rs198585630) and Cognitive Alterations Induced by Microwave Exposure. Front. Public Health 10:802386. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.802386 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.802386/full According to the authors, the findings findings...
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02
Oct

Effects of excessive use of mobile phone technology in India on human health during COVID-19 lockdown

October 2, 2021
Tyagi A, Prasad AK, Bhatia D. Effects of excessive use of mobile phone technology in India on human health during COVID-19 lockdown. Technol Soc. 2021;67:101762. doi:10.1016/j.techsoc.2021.101762 Abstract Objective The global health crisis in the form of COVID-19 has forced people to shift their routine activities into a remote environment with the help of technology. The outbreak...
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04
Dec

December 2020: 23 New Papers on Electromagnetic Fields and Biology or Health

December 4, 2020
Credit for this post: Electromagnetic Radiation Safety To see abstracts for the most recent papers (or to download the 770-page document) go to:  Recent Papers Cellular Phone Use and Risk of Tumors: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis 5G Wireless: Capabilities and Challenges for an Evolving Network (U.S. Government Accountability Office Health Council of the Netherlands Advisory...
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20
Nov

A Critical Review of Digital Technology in Education that should give Policy Makers and Educators Pause for Thought

November 20, 2019
Credit for post: Professor Tom Butler and The EM Radiation Research Trust PDF https://www.radiationresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Digital-Technology-in-Education-Working-Paper-2019.pdf “Digital Technology is hardly the benign, neutral presence in education that we are often assured it to be” Selwyn (2015, p. 247) Abstract There is a dearth of scientific evidence and evidence-based practice to justify current levels of digital technology use for...
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19
Sep

Mobile Phone Base Station Tower Settings Adjacent to School Buildings: Impact on Students’ Cognitive Health.

September 19, 2019
Am J Mens Health. 2019 Jan-Feb;13(1):1557988318816914. doi: 10.1177/1557988318816914. Epub 2018 Dec 7 Meo SA1, Almahmoud M1, Alsultan Q1, Alotaibi N1, Alnajashi I1, Hajjar WM2. Author information 1 1 Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 2 2 Department of Thoracic Surgery, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Abstract The use of mobile phones has remarkably increased...
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14
Jun

Electromagnetic radiation 2450 MHz exposure causes cognition deficit with mitochondrial dysfunction and activation of intrinsic pathway of apoptosis in rats.

June 14, 2018
J Biosci. 2018 Jun;43(2):263-276. Gupta SK1, Mesharam MK, Krishnamurthy S. Abstract Electromagnetic radiation (EMR) can induce or modulate several neurobehavioral disorders. Duration and frequency of exposure of EMR is critical to develop cognitive disorders. Even though EMR-2450 is widely used, its effects on cognition in relation to mitochondrial function and apoptosis would provide better understanding...
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16
May

Electromagnetic Fields, Pulsed Radiofrequency Radiation, and Epigenetics: How Wireless Technologies May Affect Childhood Development

May 16, 2017
May 15, 2017 What’s new? Announcing a Special Section of Child Development from © The Society for Research in Child Development, Inc. Contemporary Mobile Technology and Child and Adolescent Development, edited by Zheng Yan and Lennart Hardell, May 15, 2017 Article by Cindy Sage and Ernesto Burgio Abstract Mobile phones and other wireless devices that...
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