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Mobile Phones and the Health Risk to Children

 At last, many would say, a major investigation into whether mobile phones and other wireless technologies can affect children's mental development is getting under way in the UK.  The study will look at several areas of children’s function, like thinking ability and cognitive ability as well as attention and memory ability.  The worrying thing is that very little is known thus far about the long term effects of mobile phone use especially on the developing brains of children.  The World Health Organisation has given the research its highest priority and the tests done this year will be repeated after three years to track any differences there might be to the mental functions of the child study group.  

 Up until now most of the research that has been done has been done on adults and there have been the occasional story about brain tumours and migraines and all other kinds of nasties to scare us witless.   However it is true to say that there has been no definitive proof of any permanent harm to date. 

 We will also be hearing  from our junior reporter Gracie Timms who will be covering this important story from a child’s point of view.  

Amanda Thomas

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