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Radiofrequency emissions from Bluetooth devices cause brain damage.

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CONTESTED PARTIAL
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Is it true that radiofrequency emissions from Bluetooth devices cause brain damage?

Partly. The retrieved items do not settle whether Bluetooth radiofrequency emissions cause brain damage in humans. One item notes Bluetooth radiation is non-ionizing and weaker than mobile-phone bands, and a skeptics discussion finds no significant blood-brain barrier effect from low-power Bluetooth fields, while several rat studies report DNA damage and neuronal changes from mobile-phone or Wi-Fi RF exposure rather than Bluetooth.

Verdict: CONTESTED PARTIAL · 3 sources for, 3 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 3
Acute radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation exposures cause neuronal DNA damage and impair neurogenesis in the young adolescent rat brain
2020
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Singh, K. V., Prakash, C., Nirala, J. P., Nanda, R. K., & Rajamani, P. (2020). Acute radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation exposures cause neuronal DNA damage and impair neurogenesis in the young adolescent rat brain. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.11.07.370627

Evidence against · 3
Does using BlueTooth devices cause leakage of the blood-brain barrier?
2018
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Does using BlueTooth devices cause leakage of the blood-brain barrier?. (2018). skeptics.stackexchange.com. https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/41308/does-using-bluetooth-devices-cause-leakage-of-the-blood-brain-barrier

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Acute radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation exposure impairs neurogenesis and causes neuronal DNA damage in the young rat brain.
2022
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Singh, K. V., Prakash, C., Nirala, J., Nanda, R., & Rajamani, P. (2022). Acute radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation exposure impairs neurogenesis and causes neuronal DNA damage in the young rat brain.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuro.2022.11.001

RAPD Profiling, DNA Fragmentation, and Histomorphometric Examination in Brains of Wistar Rats Exposed to Indoor 2.5 Ghz Wi-Fi Devices Radiation
2017
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Ibitayo, A., Afolabi, O., Akinyemi, A., Ojiezeh, T. I., Adekoya, K. O., & Ojewunmi, O. (2017). RAPD Profiling, DNA Fragmentation, and Histomorphometric Examination in Brains of Wistar Rats Exposed to Indoor 2.5 Ghz Wi-Fi Devices Radiation. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/8653286

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Systematic review of wireless phone use and brain cancer and other head tumors.
2012
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MH, R., A, L., M, R., Z, S., A, A., J, B., G, d., P, E., P, F., S, H., I, L., A, L., DL, M., S, T., & P, V. (2012). Systematic review of wireless phone use and brain cancer and other head tumors.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1002/bem.20716

Epidemiological exploration of the impact of bluetooth headset usage on thyroid nodules using Shapley additive explanations method -
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Epidemiological exploration of the impact of bluetooth headset usage on thyroid nodules using Shapley additive explanations method - PMC Lock. (n.d.). pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-63653-0

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