Two studies published in the BMJ Mental Health and Acta Paediatrica looks at problematic smart phone use in young people. … read more
Problematic Smartphone Use (PSU) describes a set of behaviours such as finding it hard to control smartphone use, feeling uncomfortable … read more
A study published in PLOS ONE looks at adolescent smartphone use and mood. Prof Pete Etchells, Professor of Psychology and … read more
A study published in JAMA Network Open looks at adolescent smart phone use and sexual orientation and gender expression. Dr Emma … read more
A study published in Fertility & Sterility looks at the association between mobile phone usage and sperm quality. Professor Alison Campbell, … read more
A conference abstract (not a published paper) presented at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine 2022 meeting, looks at the … read more
A study published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General looks at digital devices and memory skills. Prof Kevin … read more
A study, published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, reports no link between mobile phone use and brain tumour … read more
A National Toxicology Program report shows that male rats who were exposed to high levels of 2G and 3G radio frequency developed cancerous heart, adrenal gland and brain tumors. read more
A prospective cohort study, published in Environmental Health Perspectives, examines the association between mobile phone radiation and memory performance in adolescents.
The March budget included funding towards a future 5G network in the UK. read more
The US National Toxicology Program has released partial findings from a study into the effects of radiofrequency radiation such as is found from mobile phones. read more
A systematic review and meta-analysis of ten studies published in Environment International, comprising controlled in vitro and observational in vivo studies, reported lower sperm motility and viability for men carrying a mobile phone in their trouser pocket read more
Scientists remain uncertain as to whether children’s developing brains are more vulnerable than those of adults to radio wave exposures from mobile phones. SCAMP will be the largest study in the world to date to address those uncertainties, specifically with regards to cognitive development. read more
A court in Italy ruled that the development of a brain tumour in a man was caused by his mobile phone use. read more
Authors behind studies in a special edition of the Journal of Mental Health came to the SMC to discuss the ground-breaking projects that aim to provide access to mental health services through the internet, both on computers and mobile phones. read more
The Health Protection Authority’s (HPA) independent Advisory Group on Non-Ionising Radiation (AGNIR) conducted the largest review yet of published research on the health risks of radiation from radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation, finding that there is no indication of risk. read more
A paper in Scientific Reports found that exposing pregnant mice to mobile phone radiation caused certain brain complications in the unborn rodents. Suggestions that this might have applications to ADHD in human children led the SMC to source comments. read more
New research in the BMJ added further evidence in the debate over the potential link between mobile phone use and cancer risk. read more
New research added further evidence in the debate over the potential link between mobile phone use and cancer risk. The SMC also sent out a Before The Headlines analysis. read more
