For the past few years, mobile phone technology has been blamed as the cause for sicknesses such as cancer, infertility, dementia and many more. Of course, considering the low yield frequencies that mobile phones use, it is actually hard to determine if exposure to such things are truly the cause of sicknesses.
As such, there has been a need for a wide scale study of the technology and how it affects people. The Mobile Telecommunications Health Research (MTHR) is a programme initiated by the government which will be studying the long term effects of mobile phones on people for a span of 20 years.
This is one of the most ambitious studies ever done and it follows a very wide range of subjects as well. People ranging from ages of 18 to 69 will be part of the study to provide an adequate degree of variety. It is also expected that the many subjects would have varying patterns of phone usage –another important factor in the health study as well.
MTHR not only covers physical health problems, it also stands to be determine the causes and effects of texting and mobile addiction symptoms. With more and more people becoming more reliant on mobile phone technology, it would not be surprising is several of the subjects are those who cannot live without their smart phones.
Still, regardless of what the studies will show, it is unavoidable that people will be using mobile phones. However, this research can prove to be a vital factor for determining how phones should be made in order to give more positive effects to its users.
At the very least, it would finally end many issues and rumors regarding mobile phones (and hopefully, get people to stop sending spam about it as well).
Read more the MTHR and what it covers at the Guardian UK.
Tags: Cancer, Dementia, Government-research, Health-research, infertility