Guns don’t kill people, smartphones do – or do they?

Published on Feb 24, 2011

The National Institute of Health’s latest study showed that mobile phones cause increased brain activity but its unsure as to whether this is a good or bad thing

Published on Mar 17, 2011

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New research conducted by the National Institute of Health has found that mobile phone use causes heightened brain activity. Unfortunately, the NIH isn’t sure whether this is a good or bad thing. The idea that mobile phones fry your brains has been around for a long time – it’s the main reason why your grandma is terrified of you talking on one. So just how bad are they? In the tests conducted by the NIH, researchers found a seven per cent increase in brain activity in the area closest to the phone’s antennas when receiving a call. Kind of sounds like your brain likes it, right? Well, it possibly could do – although there is a catch. Scientists aren’t sure whether this increased brain activity is a good thing or not. Specificially, the study concluded that it didn’t know ‘whether this – increased brain activity – is detrimental or if it could even be beneficial.’ We’re pinning our hopes on the latter conclusion, for obvious reasons.  

 

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