ID Number		1667
Study Type		Human / Provocation
Model		Mobile phone use and analysis of brain metabolic activity
Details		Human subjects (heavy mobile phone users, n = 21) were compared with non-users (n = 15) using MRI to examine brain metabolic changes. Mobile phone users averaged 5.5 +/- 2.2 years at 2.4 +/- 1.1 hours/day. Data recorded from the right temporal, right pontobulbar, and left temporal areas did not show a difference in MRS. In addition, there was no significant difference in the levels of N-acetylaspartate (NAA), choline (Cho), or myo-inositol (mI) as compared to creatine / phosphocreatine (Cr). The authors conclude that extensive exposure to mobile phone RF does not cause MRS-detectable brain metabolic changes.
Findings		No Effects
Status		Completed With Publication
Principal Investigator		Univ Montreal, Canada - yvan.boulanger@umontreal.ca
Funding Agency		Private/Instit.
Country		CANADA
References		Khiat, A et al. Int J Radiat Biol, (2006) 82:681-685
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