• Re: NIH abruptly halts research on the harms of cell phone radiation

    From Jolly Roger@21:1/5 to badgolferman on Thu Feb 1 17:57:15 2024
    On 2024-02-01, badgolferman <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote:
    In a shocking reversal, the National Toxicology Program (NTP) of the
    National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences has quietly
    disclosed that it will stop studying the biological or environmental
    impacts of cell phone radiofrequency radiation.

    This decision comes despite results from the program’s carefully
    engineered and reviewed decade-long $30 million animal studies that
    found cancer, heart damage and DNA damage associated with exposure to
    cell phone radiofrequency radiation at levels comparable to those
    experienced by Americans today.

    That sentence is about as disingenuous and sensational as it gets.
    You're pretty gullible if you blindly fall for that obvious slant.
    Here's the nuanced truth:

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    The findings in animals cannot be directly applied to humans for two key reasons:

    * The exposure levels and durations were greater than what people may
    receive from cellphones.

    * The rats and mice received RFR across their whole bodies, which is
    different from the more localized exposures humans may receive, like
    from a cellphone in their pocket or next to their head.

    However, the studies question the long-held assumption that RFR is of no concern as long as the energy level is low and does not significantly
    heat the tissues.

    The lowest exposure level used in the studies was equal to the maximum
    exposure to the local tissue (cells) currently allowed for cellphone
    users. This power level *rarely* occurs with typical cellphone use.

    The highest exposure level in the studies was *four times higher* than
    the maximum power level permitted for local tissues.
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