ERIC Number: EJ1166194
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Publication Date: 2018
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Electromagnetic Fields, Pulsed Radiofrequency Radiation, and Epigenetics: How Wireless Technologies May Affect Childhood Development
Sage, Cindy; Burgio, Ernesto
Child Development, v89 n1 p129-136 Jan-Feb 2018
Mobile phones and other wireless devices that produce electromagnetic fields (EMF) and pulsed radiofrequency radiation (RFR) are widely documented to cause potentially harmful health impacts that can be detrimental to young people. New epigenetic studies are profiled in this review to account for some neurodevelopmental and neurobehavioral changes due to exposure to wireless technologies. Symptoms of retarded memory, learning, cognition, attention, and behavioral problems have been reported in numerous studies and are similarly manifested in autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorders, as a result of EMF and RFR exposures where both epigenetic drivers and genetic (DNA) damage are likely contributors. Technology benefits can be realized by adopting wired devices for education to avoid health risk and promote academic achievement.
Descriptors: Child Development, Genetics, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Radiation, Health, Cognitive Development, Learning Processes, Schemata (Cognition), Attention, Behavior Problems, Autism, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Risk, Academic Achievement, Adolescent Development, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Correlation, Scientific Research
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Language: English
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