Swiss TPH study shows how smartphones are hurting your children's memory

The world can be moved in many ways, at the push of a button or even by simply swiping on your smartphones. A new study, however, found that these devices we can not live without adverse effects on memory in adolescents.

What does the Swiss TPH study entail?

Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) 700 adolescents in Switzerland. These participants were grade 7 to 9 students from rural and urban public schools in German-speaking Switzerland.

They were between 12 and 17 years old and the main goal of the research was to evaluate the relationship between exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields and the development of memory performance

L & L The study focused on the performance of the figurative memory of subjects over a period of one year after being exposed to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields erased by smartphones. 19659006] Figurative memory can be found on the right side of the brain. The study showed that the badociation with electromagnetic radiofrequency was more prominent in adolescents using smartphones on the right side of the head

Are there any other forms of? use of smartphones that affect the brain?

Other activities related to the use of smartphones like playing games, sending text messages and other forms of wireless communication would have little effect on memory performance.

Martin Roosli, Head of Environmental Exposures and Health at Swiss TPH, pointed out that more research is needed. influence of other factors. He added that

"for example, the results of the study may have been affected by puberty, which affects both mobile phone use and the cognitive and behavioral status of the patient. participant. "

The researchers admit that it is not yet clear the radiofrequency electromagnetic fields can affect the brain. However, the evidence shows that smartphones certainly have an effect on the memory of children.

In addressing ways to minimize exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields charged by smartphones, Roosli said that potential risks to the brain can be minimized. headset or the speaker when calling, especially when the network quality is low and the mobile phone is operating at maximum power "