DID I DIAL THE WRONG NUMBER?(cell phones shown to cause rats to lose long-term memory function)(Brief Article)

From: Discover | Date: March 1, 2000| Author: Svitil, Kathy A. | Copyright information

Cellular telephone addicts may risk more than the ire of their neighbors, who are forced to listen to them. A recent study shows that microwave radiation similar to that emitted by cell phones could tamper with long-term memory. Biologist Henry Lai of the University of Washington and his colleagues zapped 40 rats with microwave radiation to approximate the effects of intensive phone use. "When people use cell phones, 60 to 70 percent of the microwave radiation that's emitted is con...

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