Absorption of wireless radiation in the child versus adult brain and eye from cell phone conversation or virtual reality

Fernández, Claudio R.; Salles, Álvaro Augusto Almeida de; Sears, Margaret; Morris, Robin; Davis, Devra Lee

doi:10.1016/j.envres.2018.05.013

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“…Issues related to anonymization and re-identification of data, and sharing of research data collected from apps, were omitted. Finally, issues related to radiofrequency microwave radiation exposure were not discussed, including cellphone safety limits, emissions when cellphones touch the body, increased absorption rates in children (Gandhi et al 2012;Gandhi 2019;Fernández et al 2018;Morris et al 2015), and potential health effects from long-term exposure (Lin 2018). The article search for this review occurred between February-May, 2019.…”

Section: Limitations Of This Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Smartphones in mental health: a critical review of background issues, current status and future concerns

Bauer

Glenn²,

Geddes

et al. 2020

Int J Bipolar Disord

118

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There has been increasing interest in the use of smartphone applications (apps) and other consumer technology in mental health care for a number of years. However, the vision of data from apps seamlessly returned to, and integrated in, the electronic medical record (EMR) to assist both psychiatrists and patients has not been widely achieved, due in part to complex issues involved in the use of smartphone and other consumer technology in psychiatry. These issues include consumer technology usage, clinical utility, commercialization, and evolving consumer technology. Technological, legal and commercial issues, as well as medical issues, will determine the role of consumer technology in psychiatry. Recommendations for a more productive direction for the use of consumer technology in psychiatry are provided.

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Section: Limitations Of This Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Smartphones in mental health: a critical review of background issues, current status and future concerns

Bauer

Glenn²,

Geddes

et al. 2020

Int J Bipolar Disord

118

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“…Associations between CDUs and psychiatric disorders have been reported in epidemiological studies. 2,3 Using data from UKB and PGC, we investigated the underlying mechanisms responsible for these associations. We employed multiple methods based on large-scale genome-wide datasets and observed strong genetic correlation between CompGaming vs. SCZ and PhoneUse vs. ADHD that appear to be related to shared biological pathways rather than to causal relationships between these traits.…”

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“…Dependence on technology may contribute to brain changes over time. 2,3 A relationship between personal CDU (e.g., cellular phones, video/computer games, two-way pagers, desktop/laptop computers) and psychiatric traits (i.e., inattention, 4 attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), 5 anxiety disorders, 6 and schizophrenia (SCZ)) has been defined by epidemiological studies. While these relationships are often explored as being potentially detrimental to human health, [4][5][6] there are data suggesting that CDUs also may be beneficial to certain psychiatric conditions; for example video games seem to have a therapeutic effect on SCZ.…”

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DRD2 and FOXP2 are implicated in the associations between computerized device use and psychiatric disorders

Gelernter

et al. 2018

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The societal health effects of ubiquitous computerized device use (CDU) is mostly unknown.Epidemiological evidence supports associations between CDU and psychiatric traits, but the underlying biological mechanisms are unclear. We investigated genetic overlaps, causal relationships, and molecular pathways shared between these traits using genome-wide data regarding CDU (UK Biobank; up to N=361,194 individuals) and Psychiatric Genomics Consortium phenotypes (14,477

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“…Modeling of energy absorption can be an indicator of potential exposure to RFR. A study modeling the exposure of children 3–14 years of age to RFR has indicated that a cell phone held against the head of a child exposes deeper brain structures to roughly double the radiation doses (including fluctuating electrical and magnetic fields) per unit volume than in adults, and also that the marrow in the young, thin skull absorbs a roughly 10-fold higher local dose than in the skull of an adult male (39). Thus, pediatric populations are among the most vulnerable to RFR exposure.…”

Section: Children and Reproductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Risks to Health and Well-Being From Radio-Frequency Radiation Emitted by Cell Phones and Other Wireless Devices

Miller

Sears

Morgan

et al. 2019

Front. Public Health

120

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Radiation exposure has long been a concern for the public, policy makers, and health researchers. Beginning with radar during World War II, human exposure to radio-frequency radiation 1 (RFR) technologies has grown substantially over time. In 2011, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) reviewed the published literature and categorized RFR as a “possible” (Group 2B) human carcinogen. A broad range of adverse human health effects associated with RFR have been reported since the IARC review. In addition, three large-scale carcinogenicity studies in rodents exposed to levels of RFR that mimic lifetime human exposures have shown significantly increased rates of Schwannomas and malignant gliomas, as well as chromosomal DNA damage. Of particular concern are the effects of RFR exposure on the developing brain in children. Compared with an adult male, a cell phone held against the head of a child exposes deeper brain structures to greater radiation doses per unit volume, and the young, thin skull's bone marrow absorbs a roughly 10-fold higher local dose. Experimental and observational studies also suggest that men who keep cell phones in their trouser pockets have significantly lower sperm counts and significantly impaired sperm motility and morphology, including mitochondrial DNA damage. Based on the accumulated evidence, we recommend that IARC re-evaluate its 2011 classification of the human carcinogenicity of RFR, and that WHO complete a systematic review of multiple other health effects such as sperm damage. In the interim, current knowledge provides justification for governments, public health authorities, and physicians/allied health professionals to warn the population that having a cell phone next to the body is harmful, and to support measures to reduce all exposures to RFR.

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Absorption of wireless radiation in the child versus adult brain and eye from cell phone conversation or virtual reality

Cited by 33 publications

References 31 publications

Smartphones in mental health: a critical review of background issues, current status and future concerns

Smartphones in mental health: a critical review of background issues, current status and future concerns

DRD2 and FOXP2 are implicated in the associations between computerized device use and psychiatric disorders

Risks to Health and Well-Being From Radio-Frequency Radiation Emitted by Cell Phones and Other Wireless Devices

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