We investigated the effects on the permeability of the blood-brain barrier and signs of neuronal damage in rats using a real GSM programmable mobile phone in the 900 MHz band. ... Albumin extravazation and also its uptake into neurons was seen to be enhanced after 14 d (Kruskal Wallis test: p = 0.02 and 0.002, respectively), but not after a 28 d recovery period. The occurrence of dark neurons in the rat brains, on the other hand, was enhanced later, after 28 d (p = 0.02). Furthermore, in the 28-d brain samples, neuronal albumin uptake was significantly correlated to occurrence of damaged neurons (Spearman r = 0.41; p < 0.01).

Bibliography: Eberhardt JL, Persson BR, Brun AE, Salford LG, Malmgren LO. Blood-brain barrier permeability and nerve cell damage in rat brain 14 and 28 days after exposure to microwaves from GSM mobile phones. Electromagn Biol Med. 2008;27(3):215-29.

Two RF mechanisms plausibly may affect biological matter under common exposure conditions. For frequencies below approximately 150 MHz, shifts in the rate of chemical reactions can be mediated by radical pairs and, at all frequencies, dielectric and resistive heating can raise temperature and increase the entropy of the affected biological system.... The authors gratefully recognize the contributions of their many colleagues who participated in a series of workshops held in the USA and Germany that provided the foundation for this paper.... The aforementioned workshops were sponsored by the Mobile Manufacturers Forum (Brussels), Motorola (Plantation, FL), and the FGF....

Sheppard AR, Swicord ML, Balzano Q. Quantitative evaluations of mechanisms of radiofrequency interactions with biological molecules and processes. Health Phys. 2008 Oct;95(4):365-96.

"...While at present evidence for a causal relationship between mobile phone use and brain tumors relies predominantly on epidemiology, and in particular on the large studies of the Swedish group of Hardell, there are no valid counter arguments and no strong evidence decreasing confidence in a causal relationship. Weak evidence in favor of a causal relationship is provided by some animal and in vitro studies, but overall, genotoxicity assays, both in vivo and in vitro, are in themselves inconclusive to date."

Michael Kundi: ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES. in press. 2008. doi:10.1289/ehp.11902.

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of short-term GSM base station RF-EMF exposure on psychological symptoms (good mood, alertness, calmness) as measured by a standardized well-being questionnaire. ... Three exposure levels were created by shielding devices in a field laboratory, which could be installed or removed during the breaks between sessions such that double-blinded conditions prevailed. ... Participants in scenarios HM and MH (high and medium exposure) were significantly calmer during those sessions than participants in scenario LL (low exposure throughout) (P = 0.042). However, no significant differences between exposure scenarios in the good mood or alertness factors were obtained. We conclude that short-term exposure to GSM base station signals may have an impact on well-being by reducing psychological arousal.

Christoph Augner, Matthias Florian, Gernot Pauser, Gerd Oberfeld, Gerhard W. Hacker. Bioelectromagnetics 2008. Published Online: Sep 19 2008 9:30AM

A central topic of the expert conference will be the internet of things, that is to say: The electronic network of everyday things together with the corresponding RFID technology. The conference will be held in Berlin in “Berlinische Galerie”.
http://idw-online.de

FMK director Maximilian Maier explains: "Bearers of cardiac pacemakers can use mobile phones without risk, without great restrictions" and adds: "But they should hold the mobile phone (GSM and UMTS) - in order to be totally safe - about 20 centimetres away from the implant (for example on the opposite side of the pacemaker) and not bear the mobile phone in the breast pocket, but for example at a waist clip". Maier can also dispel the concern about an effect of mobile masts on pacemakers: "A recent scientific study of ARC Seibersdorf has shown that cardiac pacemaker patients have not to be concerned about an interference caused by mobile base stations directly."
http://www.fmk.at

ACRBR researchers have tried to cover every possible base, says Dr Vitas Anderson, Associate Professor of Bioelectromagnetices at Swinburne and associate investigator at the ACRBR. "You name it, just about every biological endpoint you can think of is being investigated with respect to radiofrequency (RF) exposures."... However, so far his research has not unearthed any clear cause for concern. "It is early days, but we haven't yet found anything that would dissuade us from using our mobile phones on a regular basis," Professor Wood from Swinburne says.
http://www.sciencealert.com.au

"...Even if Hardell's research proves to be copper-bottomed, mobile phones will not be causing more than a handful of these tumours. It is also uncertain that the figures even stack up, for they have not been published. Hardell's finding was presented at a conference, but his full data have yet to reach the public domain. They are not available for scrutiny, and we have only his word for it that his interpretation is correct...." http://www.timesonline.co.uk, http://www.efluxmedia.com, http://www.topnews.in, http://www.theage.com.au, http://www.theregister.co.uk, http://www.newsfactor.com.

Scientists on Thursday warned US legislators of the risks of brain cancer from cell phone use, highlighting the potential risk for children who use mobile phones. "We urgently need more research," said David Carpenter, director of the Institute of Health and Environment at the University of Albany...

Official website with overview, video of the hearing and pdf-files of the statements:
http://domesticpolicy.oversight.house.gov
Other articles: http://afp.google.com, http://www.npr.org

The paradoxical upshot of Dr Landgrebe’s and Dr Frick’s experiment is that mobile phones do indeed inflict real suffering on some unfortunate individuals. It is just that the electromagnetic radiation they emit has nothing whatsoever to do with it."
http://www.economist.com

"Whatever the outcome, though, at least one lesson has been learnt. Follow-up studies now in the planning stage are expected to use prospective as well as retrospective data. In other words they will pick people at random and see what happens to them. That method takes longer to come to a conclusion—but it is more likely to be one you can trust."
http://www.economist.com

The journal of the National Cancer Institute of the USA published an editorial article on the subject "Cell Phones and Brain Cancer: What We Know (and Don't Know)": Concerns about the potential health effects of using cellular telephones were back in the news this summer. But these concerns - and specifically the suggestion that using a cell phone may increase a person's risk of developing brain cancer - are not supported by a growing body of research on the subject.
http://www.cancer.gov

A possibility for new and safe methods of access control - for example at airports - is provided by Terahertz radiation. Before it is used for this purpose, it has to be registered by quantity in order to be able to exclude radiation caused health damage. The "Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, PTB" now succeeded in the absolute registration of this kind of radiation.
http://www.aerztezeitung.de