First Study on 4G/LTE Cell Phone Radiation Shows It Affects Brain Activity

First Study on 4G/LTE Cell Phone Radiation Shows It Affects Brain Activity

New peer-reviewed research finds that 30 minutes’ exposure to LTE [4G] cellphone radiation affects brain activity on both sides of the brain.

Brain images pre- and post-LTE (4G) exposure

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The first study on the short-term effects of Long Term Evolution (LTE), the fourth generation cell phone technology, has been published online in the peer-reviewed journal, Clinical Neurophysiology. (1)

In a controlled experiment, researchers exposed the right ear of 18 participants to LTE cellphone radiation for 30 minutes. The source of the radiation was 1 centimeter from the ear, and the absorbed amount of radiation in the brain was well within international (ICNIRP) cell phone legal limits.

The researchers employed a double-blind, crossover, randomized and counter-balanced design to eliminate any possible study biases.The resting state brain activity of each participant was measured by magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) at two times — after exposure to LTE microwave radiation, and after a sham exposure.

The results demonstrated that LTE exposure affected brain neural activity not only in the closer brain region but also in the remote region, including the left hemisphere of the brain. The study helps explain the underlying neural mechanism for the remote effects of microwave radiation in the brain.

In 2011, Dr. Nora Volkow, Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, published a similar study in the Journal of the American Medical Association that received worldwide news coverage. Dr. Volkow reported that a 50 minute exposure to CDMA, a second generation cell phone technology, increased brain activity in the region of the brain closest to the cell phone. (2)

The current study establishes that short-term exposure to LTE microwave radiation affects the users’ brain activity. Although LTE is too new for the long-term health consequences to have been studied, we have considerable evidence that long-term cell phone use is associated with various health risks including increased risk of head and neck cancers, sperm damage, and reproductive health consequences for offspring (i.e., ADHD).

Cell phone users, especially pregnant women and children, should limit their cell phone use. Moreover, cell phone users should not keep their phones near their head, breasts or reproductive organs when using the phone or whenever the phone is turned on unless it is in airplane mode.

For more information about the health effects of cell phone radiation see my Electromagnetic Radiation Safety Web site at http://www.saferemr.com/.

Joel M. Moskowitz, Ph.D.
School of Public Health Health
University of California, Berkeley

Electromagnetic Radiation Safety

Website: http://www.saferemr.com
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Twitter: @berkeleyprc

References

(1) Bin Lv, Zhiye Chen, Tongning Wu, Qing Shao, Duo Yan, Lin Ma, Ke Lu, Yi Xie. The alteration of spontaneous low frequency oscillations caused by acute electromagnetic fields exposure. Clinical Neurophysiology. Published online 4 September 2013.

Abstract

Objective The motivation of this study is to evaluate the possible alteration of regional resting state brain activity induced by the acute radiofrequency electromagnetic field (RF-EMF) exposure (30 min) of Long Term Evolution (LTE) signal.

Methods We designed a controllable near-field LTE RF-EMF exposure environment. Eighteen subjects participated in a double-blind, crossover, randomized and counterbalanced experiment including two sessions (real and sham exposure). The radiation source was close to the right ear. Then the resting state fMRI signals of human brain were collected before and after the exposure in both sessions. We measured the amplitude of low frequency fluctuation (ALFF) and fractional ALFF (fALFF) to characterize the spontaneous brain activity.

Results We found the decreased ALFF value around in left superior temporal gyrus, left middle temporal gyrus, right superior temporal gyrus, right medial frontal gyrus and right paracentral lobule after the real exposure. And the decreased fALFF value was also detected in right medial frontal gyrus and right paracentral lobule.

Conclusions The study provided the evidences that 30 min LTE RF-EMF exposure modulated the spontaneous low frequency fluctuations in some brain regions.

Significance With resting state fMRI, we found the alteration of spontaneous low frequency fluctuations induced by the acute LTE RF-EMF exposure.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24012322

(2) Volkow ND, Tomasi D, Wang GJ, Vaska P, Fowler JS, Telang F, Alexoff D, Logan J, Wong C. Effects of cell phone radiofrequency signal exposure on brain glucose metabolism. JAMA. 2011 Feb 23;305(8):808-13. doi: 10.1001/jama.2011.186.

Abstract

CONTEXT: The dramatic increase in use of cellular telephones has generated concern about possible negative effects of radiofrequency signals delivered to the brain. However, whether acute cell phone exposure affects the human brain is unclear.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate if acute cell phone exposure affects brain glucose metabolism, a marker of brain activity.

DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: Randomized crossover study conducted between January 1 and December 31, 2009, at a single US laboratory among 47 healthy participants recruited from the community. Cell phones were placed on the left and right ears and positron emission tomography with ((18)F) fluorodeoxyglucose injection was used to measure brain glucose metabolism twice, once with the right cell phone activated (sound muted) for 50 minutes (“on” condition) and once with both cell phones deactivated (“off” condition). Statistical parametric mapping was used to compare metabolism between on and off conditions using paired t tests, and Pearson linear correlations were used to verify the association of metabolism and estimated amplitude of radiofrequency-modulated electromagnetic waves emitted by the cell phone. Clusters with at least 1000 voxels (volume >8 cm(3)) and P < .05 (corrected for multiple comparisons) were considered significant.

Photo: http://www.prlog.org/12215083/1

MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Brain glucose metabolism computed as absolute metabolism (μmol/100 g per minute) and as normalized metabolism (region/whole brain).

RESULTS: Whole-brain metabolism did not differ between on and off conditions. In contrast, metabolism in the region closest to the antenna (orbitofrontal cortex and temporal pole) was significantly higher for on than off conditions (35.7 vs 33.3 μmol/100 g per minute; mean difference, 2.4 [95% confidence interval, 0.67-4.2]; P = .004). The increases were significantly correlated with the estimated electromagnetic field amplitudes both for absolute metabolism (R = 0.95, P < .001) and normalized metabolism (R = 0.89; P < .001).

CONCLUSIONS: In healthy participants and compared with no exposure, 50-minute cell phone exposure was associated with increased brain glucose metabolism in the region closest to the antenna. This finding is of unknown clinical significance.

They Knew: Microwaves Cause Autism, Downs Syndrome and Much Worse

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“A Radio frequency Toolkit for Environmental Health Practitioners.” released March 7, 2013, the BC CDC states that “the epidemiological studies of men assessed for infertility were consistent in demonstrating decreased sperm motility associated with increased use of mobile phones” and “biological effects on sperm motility related to RF exposure.”

In the need to understand how harm is caused by exposure to microwave radiofrequency radiation, the review panel noted that “oxidative stress seems one of the more plausible mechanisms of RF-induced sperm damage. Mechanisms by which oxidative stress is caused by increased ROS (Reactive Oxygen Species) and decreased antioxidant have been shown to exist in neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s.”





In my time speaking and writing about this topic, often the word that comes up is controversy. Mostly it is used in a manner that leads up to the person alluding to the fact that there are ‘two sides’ to the argument on safety of cell phones and associated devices. Immediately I know what Big Telecom has been trying to do has worked, making the issue muddied and unclear.

This allows them to get people to think there is ‘no evidence’ or the classic ‘more long term study is needed’ or even more classic that any studies that found harm were ‘flawed.’

 Usually after some time of being told the facts and truth in an easy to understand way, the confusion clears for that person. Slowly as we progress with informing these people, it becomes one or one hundred or one thousand fewer people using these devices.

I am personally happy to allow people to come to the understandings of how dangerous they are. I also know that thousands of others across the globe are teaching this to people, which is allowing us to reverse course on this dilemma. Health agencies and those the profit from this will not do it for us, only we can and we must.

This will be very costly for Big Telecom, Smart Grids, Big Cancer, Big Pharma, Utilities and more. Some of those companies are shown in the picture below. You can see some of the names, the money they represent and this is just for the  smart grid. Here is a link for the presentation that contains this slide for more info on these players in the grid:

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPoLvTNRxhs




I know why they set out to have people confused and make the subject matter difficult to understand, to shut people off from learning the truth and going back to the store to buy the latest gadget to microwave their brain with.

If you are one of those people, if you want to remain ignorant, I encourage you to get away from this post quickly and never come back.

However if you care about yourself, your kids, other people’s kids, animals and plants… read on, pass on and ACT on what you learn here.

So back to the controversy, the two sides and how it happened. Long ago, microwaves were beginning to be used, somewhere in the 30?s or so for industrial purposes and some military applications. What happened was with the military being so close to this stuff, as time went on into WWII and beyond, they figured out how bad microwaves/RF were to humans.

 So in their infinite wisdom, rather than protecting the public at large, the soldiers and enemy… they decided they would work with this technology and find out just what it could do.

Keep in mind, the military has 2 objectives: to understand “Can we hurt people with this?”  and “How do we protect our side if the other side has this weapon?”

 So ALL sides and ALL militaries (Russia, UK, USA, Canada etc.) after learning a thing or two started to play around with this technology and as they went further, most of the projects went underground. Why?

This happened because they figured out that this may be the greatest weapon known to man,  if not at that time,  certainly in the future. It is invisible, can travel large distances, costs very little, is tasteless, odourless, you can’t hear it and when being hit by it, the enemy has no idea it is even happening. If you want to dig into this further, a great, possibly the best source for data on all of this is here:

http://jenniferlake.wordpress.com/2012/06/21/emf-killing-fields/

So what happened is they found out that at very low levels (see Part 1 and links there also) they could cause serious damage to people. This was a big problem, but not unsolvable. It was a simple thing they did.

 They decided to create a very high number for exposure for heat effect alone, and all else under that was ‘safe.’ A world opened to them and at the same time closed for the prosperity and health for mankind. This allowed the massive proliferation of this technology for destruction; military style, but also for it to develop into the one of the biggest threats to health humanity has ever faced. This is evidenced by the fact that at least 5 billion people use and carry these devices on them everyday.

Thus, with the new ‘safety level’, effects were recognized only if they showed ‘heating’ or ‘thermal effects’

This is the stance of Big Telecom, Military, Industry etc. Heating does occur at much higher levels than what a cell phone etc. can typically cause you to notice. However, heating still occurs at low levels as cells are being oscillated back and forth millions or billions of times per second, from multiple devices at multiple frequencies, 24/7. Even if heat is not detectable at all, you are causing great destruction.

The stance of advocates against this technology, science, the laws of electricity and physics say we are vulnerable at levels far below ‘thermal effects’, this being called ‘non-thermal’. That is your controversy right there explained.

 They say nothing happens until you heat up, ‘we’ say you are disrupting every cell, frequency, signal and nerves of the body.

Remember admitting this would instantly hold the military and telecoms accountable for untold numbers of deaths and diseases that have occurred. Liability is being avoided for the sake of profit, which in the end is the true driver of this technology.





You can see here that your brainwaves  operate at very low Hz (vibrations per second); anything compromising this (like cell phone microwaves to the brain at Billions of Hz) is a dangerous game to play, long term and short.




You can see here how the microwaves do not ‘magically’ disappear once they reach your phone. You must think, if that wave can penetrate concrete, walls, metal and all else, why wouldn’t it go directly into your brain?

 If it did, just what exactly would happen when it did?





This is what happens, your DNA is damaged, the fundamental building blocks of life (YOU) are being mutated and destroyed altogether…in your brain no less.





Not to worry, here is what is protecting you.

This is the test that is used, it is for 6 minutes to see if a soapy liquid inside a mannequin representing a 6’2? 220 lb male soldier heats up. If the liquid doesn’t heat up 1 degree, you can be exposed to the device (and all others like it) for life.

Just to pile it on, now you are microwaving mercury and lead among other things contained in your phone right next to your nose eyes and brain. Causing problems also denied or ignored by phone makers

 http://www.activistpost.com/2012/10/cell-phone-dangers-loaded-with-mercury.html

That is on top of your metal fillings which is a whole other issue altogether.






So, they have effectively left out long term chronic exposure (in every house in every city) and only measured short term effects, for heat. This allows the profits to roll in, the weapons to keep on being made/tested and the sicknesses to mount.

This is further reference to the 2300  studies  compiled by the NMRI (Naval Medical Research Institute)

http://safeschool.ca/uploads/Navy_Radiowave_Brief_1_.pdf

Recall why military docs are so important. They only want to know exact specifics, no lawyers, no lobbyists etc.

 “Can they kill us? Can we kill them?” 

That’s it. Here is some more of what they found. Part 1

 http://bcfreedom.wordpress.com/2012/09/24/death-lies-and-mutations-what-the-military-kept-from-the-public-on-microwave-radiation/ had a lot to do with pregnancy and babies. Take a look down at the part of the doc here referencing “Genetic and Chromosomal Changes”; To even see one thing in this column is alarming.

 But look at #3.



#3Mongolism. Don’t know what that is? (keep in mind this doc is from 1976 so ‘terms’ change over time) Simply put, this is Down’s Syndrome.  Yes, that’s right, the military is fully aware that microwave radiation can cause these types of birth defects. Of course, so is industry, but they say nothing, too much money to be made.

Note as well # 2 “Mutations” See this link on Autism:

http://www.foodsmatter.com/es/dect_smart_meters/articles/smart_meters_autism_2011_goldsworthy.pdf

I will post this pic from part 1 again because it is so relevant here:



So now millions of women are doing this, carrying phones in their pockets and more:



http://www.wirelesswatchblog.org/




Note here we see ‘alteration of heart rhythm’… then again consider the above photo or note the habits of many pregnant women with these devices.





Remember as well, that the underdeveloped skulls of children, and in particular the unborn, take in more of the RF than anyone. Remember, your ‘safety study’ is done on a mannequin representing a 6’2? male, fully developed, full of a soapy liquid.

 You can get an idea of how this test came about, since rather than admit to hurting people, they denied you had electrical properties altogether, but of course you do, as well as do unborn children. Perhaps some of the additional findings we see here contribute to the massive growth in birth defects:




#9 Specifically, “Alteration of Cell Division”; does anyone else think this might be an issue as the fetus develops from 2 to 4 to 8 to 16 cells and so on, all the while being radiated ?

Then also for the next nine months and the rest of its life as well?

As touched on in Part 1, how about the eggs the female child is carrying for life inside of it already being radiated 24/7 until age 29 (the average age a women has her first child). This is just one side of the story.

Here is the other:





Study after study is coming out saying this has effects on sperm as well (see part 1 for picture for excerpts from animal studies and the above pics) So we are destroying the eggs and the sperm, the DNA and we’re wondering why we are all sick from cradle to grave?

Again, here we can see that this has been known all along ‘Decreased fertility to sterility’



How about learning disabilities, surely that would pop up somewhere? Keeping in mind just about every kid has one of these which of course requires highly profitable medication:





This is from YALE university. Recall that the military docs also state “Lack of concentration, Loss of memory” among symptoms caused by microwave radiation. Starting to see a pattern here? Or ‘repeatable results?’




Science in general is defined by its ability to be repeated.

 This ends ALL controversy, removes opinion, and puts this much closer to fact than people may think. “Loss of memory, ATTENTION of school children”

 Also note  that “Irreversible Sterility” was found in mice at levels even lower.

 Here is where it comes full circle. Notice that it is written above as 1000.00 Microwatts per square centimetre. That is is the level Health Canada and the FCC has found to be ‘unsafe’ because at that level ‘thermal effects’ begin to start.

 Now look closely: at 100 times less than that, what do we find ‘Damaged mitochondria, nucleus of cells in hippocampus of BRAIN’

At 5.0 we find ‘Changes in liver, heart, kidney and BRAIN TISSUE’.  Repeatable results, this controversy is over.

 Loss of memory: think Alzheimers, Dementia… doesn’t it seem plausible this could come about from people doing this to their brains for 20-30 years?

I will leave you with this last note from the 2300 studies compiled by the NMRI





“ALTERED FETAL DEVELOPMENT, DECREASED FERTILITY TO STERILITY,”
For all those who know that breast feeding is the best way to keep your newborn well nourished but keep there phone in near their breast (or even have a phone):


“DECREASED LACTATION IN NURSING MOTHERS”

Finally:

“ALTERED MENSTRUAL ACTIVITY”  Yes, even at low levels like your phone, it is still capable of altering your menstruation. Think about that.

Do you really think the Telecoms, Government, Pharma, Military are oblivious to all of this?

Or is money and greed a motivating factor?

You decide, for indeed, this is a big decision. Think about all the issues mentioned plus the rest in the document, then think of how this plays right into the profit picture for these types of companies here, especially #3:





For those of you who decided to read to this far, I apologize.

 I may have put you in a very inconvenient dilemma. I gave you knowledge, irrefutable knowledge. Knowledge that you are now responsible for. No more plausible denial, “controversy,’ allowance/excuse to continue to hurt yourself and others (and pay somebody for the right to do it).

 I may have put you in an awkward position, forcing you to choose life over pain and death. Asking you to support the health of children, pregnant women and the unborn over having not waiting 10 minutes to get home to use a land line with a corded phone.

Perhaps now, you will consider that you might be paying someone $1200 +/- a year to poison yourself and others, while at the same time talking about ‘eating healthy’, ‘consciousness’, ‘saving the planet’ and the like; or maybe that’s not you at all.

 Still, you have to question whether you ACTUALLY care about yourself and others.

 This caring, this awake, this conscious starts with life itself, and no life or living can be attained in pain and suffering. That is mere existence; an animal state, primal and controllable. For the perpetrators of this crime, it couldn’t be more clever. This is a DIRECT RESULT of the choice you make to use these devices.

This is a direct result of giving these Telecoms money to hurt you while profiting on the back end with shares in Pharma. This is a direct result of being passive, while allowing government to deny health consequences; while simultaneously subsidizing these very companies through health care expenses, grid roll outs, wi-fi in schools, etc.

I apologize for putting you in a position of choice, of action, choosing life over death, light over dark, health over sickness, keeping money for beneficial things vs things that cause pain throughout existence.

I hope what you have learned can bridge the time gap for you. That gap is witnessed all to often in humanity where we only decide to act AFTER tragedy, some sickness, loss of life… a shock.

Why wait? How much more needs to happen? How much more do we have to give these guys?

How much more do you have to hurt yourself when there are safe alternatives that are cheaper?

How long will we radiate our kids in school when we can simply hardwire their computers?

 How many more cell towers (for you to have reception) will be built on hospital roofs, near daycares, nursing homes?

How long will watch our ever-depleting health care (slow death with maximum profit extraction) resources be sucked up for profits, while causing society loss?

 How many more kids need to be born with birth defects, learning disorders, diseases?

How much more can you need to know to make the right choice?

If you can’t choose now, when?

What other choice is there to make?

Can you choose life?

Do you?

The answer to these questions is only found in action, the sooner the better for you and life itself.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPbcGK0OeSo&list=PL2aFc11FbMklRFq8GnSmGONGZsVwO9jbe&feature=plpp_play_all