The use of the smartphone can affect the memory of teenagers

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According to the Swiss Institute of Tropical Health and Public Health (Swiss TPH), young people who carry their mobile phone in the right ear during calls are exposed to a decline in their memory capacity, whose research are published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives.

The Swiss study of 700 adolescents detecting radio frequency electromagnetic fields could have detrimental effects on the development of memory performance of certain areas of the brain exposed to the telephone

Professor Martin Röösli of the institute told Euronews "We found that the memory of the figuration was mainly affected and that she was the most affected among teenagers who used their phones on the right side of the head," he said.

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"We asked which side they use their cell phones, if they have hands-free devices and for those who accepted, we used the operator's data of the duration of the call.For each call, we knew on which network it was and for how long "

Several studies have already been conducted to try to identify the possible effects of electromagnetic, radio-frequency and radiation fields on the brain,"

"Basically, we know that the radiation of the mobile phone makes a slight increase in temperature, but we do not think that it has a long-term effect on memory. However, we knew from previous laboratory research that brain waves are affected by mobile phone radiation. For example, if participants in these studies used a cell phone before going to bed, they had different brain waves. We hypothesized that perhaps this could be connected in the long term to memory and that is why we looked at their memory, "said Röösli

Scientists believe that memory is more Vulnerable to waves when the phone is stuck to the right

Brain areas related to memory are in the right hemisphere of the brain

"Potential risks to the brain can be minimized by using a headset or the speaker during the call, especially when the quality of the network is low.The study found that other aspects of the use of wireless communication, such as l & # 39; Sending text messages, playing games or surfing the Internet, exhibited only marginal exposure to RF-EMF electromagnetic fields, and were not badociated with the development of memory performance. .

"A c unique feature of this study is the use of mobile phone user data objectively collected from mobile operators. "

that further research is needed to rule out the influence other factors. "For example, the results of the study might have been affected by puberty, affecting both the use of the mobile phone and the cognitive and behavioral state of the participant."

"However, it is still unclear how RF-CEMs could affect brain processes.Roosli emphasized the need for further research to rule out the influence of other factors.

L & # 39; study follows a report in 2015 with twice the size of the sample and more recent information on the absorption of RF-EMF in the adolescent brain during different types of use of wireless communication devices.

SOURCE: euronews