Babies at Risk? Cell Phones Linked to Hyperactivity - East Idaho News

Babies at Risk? Cell Phones Linked to Hyperactivity

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Getty 070312 PregnantTexting?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1352739156046Zia Soleil/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Pregnant women who use cell phones may be affecting the health of their babies.

A Yale study involving mice found offspring were more hyperactive when exposed to powered-up cell phones and had less memory.

The researchers advise pregnant women to hold the phones away from their bodies.

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