Nov 14 2009
Evidence that Cell Phone Use Influences Brain Biology
Hmm. That’s an interesting finding. Recent research has -
revealed an association between use of wireless telephony and increased content of the protein transthyretin in the blood. [source]
“Wireless telephony” includes cell phones and cordless home phones.
What does the above finding mean? Not much just now. No, it doesn’t mean cell phones cause brain cancer. It simply means that the use of wireless communication devices cause an increase in a type of protein present in cerebral fluids.
It is possible that the discovered brain changes caused by cell phone use are completely benign. There is also a chance they are not. How great is that chance? Good question.
Certainly in the short term — 10 years or less — it doesn’t seem there could be any dramatic effect on the brain and susceptibility to disease. For we have millions of subjects out there voluntarily participating in a naturalistic “experiment.” You may be a subject yourself. The preliminary finding: no extreme risks detected yet.
While I am not alarmed by the finding, I’m certainly not going to poo-poo it. Instead, I’ll place it in a perspective that reflects everything else we know.
