Cell Phone Use May Fight Alzheimer's, Mouse Study Says
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Yes, you heard right.
Microwave radiation from cell phones may protect against and even reverse Alzheimer's-like symptoms, according to a new study involving genetically tweaked mice.
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The results were so surprising that study co-author Juan Sanchez-Ramos didn't believe them at first.
"It's such a dramatic and counterintuitive effect," said Sanchez-Ramos, a University of South Florida neuroscientist.
"I joked that the animals must have been mislabeled or that the power wasn't switched on."
The primary culprits in Alzheimer's disease—which is marked by dementia and cognitive decline—appear to be sticky brain deposits known as beta amyloid plaques, which can build up between nerve cells.
In the experiment, scientists examined the effects of cell phone radiation on 96 mice
