Investigation of the Adverse Health Effects of Cell Phone Radiation and Propose Solutions to Minimize

Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine · 2024 · Mixed · Low evidence

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PublicationIndian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine · 2024

Study typesystematic_review

Reported directionMixed

Evidence ratingLow

Abstract

Investigation of the Adverse Health Effects of Cell Phone Radiation and Propose Solutions to Minimize Them: A Systematic Review Elyasi H, Ghanbari M, Nadri F. Investigation of the Adverse Health Effects of Cell Phone Radiation and Propose Solutions to Minimize Them: A Systematic Review. Indian J Occup Environ Med. 2024 Jan- Mar;28(1):18-22. doi: 10.4103/ijoem.ijoem_89_23. Abstract Today, mobile phones are one of the most common devices emitting electromagnetic radiation and are available to more than seven billion people in different age groups around the world. The effects of electromagnetic radiation on biological systems have been studied for several years. In this systematic review to find relevant articles, international databases such as Google Scholar, PubMed, Scopus, Science Direct, Web of Science, and Cochrane were used since 2007-2022 by selecting appropriate keywords. The result revealed that exposure to cell phone radiation can lead to disturb in the metabolic activity of the cerebellum by increasing the migration of granulosa cells, decrease the water around the fetus in pregnant women, decrease in the number of blood plates, increasing levels of ALT and AST that they are the key biomarkers of liver damage, decrease of phagocytosis and induced apoptosis of neutrophils, changes at the level of glucose and even at the microscopic level of pancreas this may be a predisposing factor for diabetes, increment in tissue temperature in all depth of the brain tissue, EMF increase the volume, weight, and atresia follicles of the ovaries of the children, also it can cause oxidative stress, DNA fragmentation, etc. Mobile phone radiation is harmful and depends on its intensity, frequency, wave type, and exposure duration. It can cause different biological effects in humans. Due to the uncertainty of the results and mechanism of the effect of these waves, research in this field is still ongoing. Open access paper: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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Study typesystematic_review

Effect directionmixed

PopulationHumans (various age groups mentioned; includes pregnant women and children in described findings)

Sample sizeNot supplied

ExposureRF · 2007-2022 (search period); exposure duration noted as a factor but not quantified

Evidence strengthLowConfidence: 74% · Peer reviewed: yes

Main findings

The review reports that exposure to cell phone radiation was associated in included studies with multiple biological changes, including altered cerebellar metabolic activity, reduced amniotic fluid, decreased platelet count, increased ALT/AST, reduced phagocytosis and increased neutrophil apoptosis, changes in glucose/pancreatic microstructure, increased brain tissue temperature, ovarian changes in children, oxidative stress, and DNA fragmentation. The authors state effects may depend on intensity, frequency, wave type, and exposure duration, and note uncertainty in results and mechanisms.

Outcomes measured

cerebellar metabolic activity
granulosa cell migration
amniotic fluid volume (water around the fetus)
platelet count
ALT
AST
phagocytosis
neutrophil apoptosis
glucose levels
pancreatic microscopic changes
brain tissue temperature
ovary volume/weight/follicular atresia
oxidative stress
DNA fragmentation

Limitations

No quantitative synthesis or effect sizes reported in the abstract
Exposure metrics (frequency, SAR, duration) not specified in the abstract
Uncertainty of results and mechanisms explicitly noted by the authors

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Identifiers and source

DOI: 10.4103/ijoem.ijoem_89_23
PubMed: Not supplied

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