Excessive cell phone use linked to cancer and genetic mutations

Tags: bangalore-buzz-bangalorecellularDr. Gideon BaharDr. Yaniv HamzanyDr.GideonBaharDr.YanivHamzanygenetic mutationsGeneticMutationsmobile phoneMobilePhoneOtolaryngologyoxidativeperoxideProf. Rafi NaglerProf.RafiNaglerProfs. Raphael FeinmesserProfs.RaphaelFeinmesserRedox Signaling.RedoxSignaling.Tel Aviv UniversitysTelAvivUniversitysThomas ShpitzerThomasShpitzertumours

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Excessive use of mobile phone can lead to oxidative stress in cells that is linked to cellular and genetic mutations which cause development of tumours, says a study. Oxidative stress is a process that damages all aspects of a human cell, including DNA, through the development of toxic peroxide and free radicals. Dr. Yaniv Hamzany of Tel Aviv University's Sackler Faculty of Medicine and the Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Department at the Rabin Medical Center looked for clues in the ...

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