A mobile phone may protect against Alzheimer's

( the electromagnetic waves reversed memory impairment )

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Chatting on a mobile phone may protect against Alzheimer's and even reverse the disease, new research suggests.

Scientists found that mice with Alzheimer's were effectively cured after being exposed to the electromagnetic waves produced by mobile phones.

Sticky brain deposits of a harmful protein linked to the disease were erased, and the animals' thinking ability and memory returned to normal levels.

The study involved 96 mice, most of which were genetically engineered to develop the beta-amyloid protein deposits and typical symptoms of Alzheimer's disease.

For the experiment, scientists placed the animals in cages arranged around a centrally located antenna generating the phone signal. If exposure began when the Alzheimer's-prone mice were young adults - prior to any signs of memory impairment - their mental abilities were protected. Older Alzheimer's mice already affected by the disease lost their memory impairment.

Translated to humans, the tests suggest that it would take years for constant use of mobile phones to have a similar effect. But the US researchers believe exposure to mobile phone-type electromagnetic radiation could be an effective drug-free way to prevent and treat Alzheimer's disease in humans.

Professor Gary Arendash, from the University of South Florida's Alzheimer's Disease Research Centre, who led the study, said: "It surprised us to find that cell phone exposure, begun in early adulthood, protects the memory of mice otherwise destined to develop Alzheimer's symptoms.

"It was even more astonishing that the electromagnetic waves generated by cell phones actually reversed memory impairment in old Alzheimer's mice."

Dr Susanne Sorensen, head of research at the Alzheimer's Society, said: "The research used advanced memory tests and the results are both exciting and quite convincing.

"However, this research in mice is at an early stage and a lot more work is needed before we can say anything about the possible preventative or treatment effects of this type of radiation on people with Alzheimer's disease." ...http://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk