Studying the impact of radiation from Wi-Fi networks during pregnancy on a baby’s memory
By: Backyourscience, The Blog
Tags: Crowdfunding, Baby, Pregnancy, India, Mothers

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If you ask a small unbiased sample of human beings what they’re instantly drawn towards, it’d be safe to bet that you’d find a good number of answers that say babies and Wi-Fi. Who doesn’t love those a cute, cuddly, whiny little bald monsters in the making? Well, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to find a patch of land in our country that doesn’t have radio waves gushing through. The internet, mobile phones, and Wi-Fi services are finding their way into households like never before (Just ask the spokespersons for Jio or Airtel). While technology is bulldozing forward, the study of the effects these have on the human body and mind have a lot of catching up to do. There is a great concern regarding the risks associated with Radio-Frequency Electromagnetic Radiation. It has been clinically observed that that whole-body conductivity shoots up during pregnancy due to booming water content. These conditions make a pregnant woman and the fetus more susceptible to electromagnetic radiations. Several bits of evidence point out that these radiations can result in increased levels of reactive free radical oxygen species and in turn damage the neurons in prenatal brains, which can lead to impaired behavioral and memory functions. There’s also been a growing pile of reports suggesting that such radiation can also deal a blow to the bone marrow (the factory that churns out the all too crucial red blood cells), the gastrointestinal and reproductive systems. This is why it’s super important that we put together a proper study gauging the dose absorbed by the tissue and the effect it has on the body. Please do help us help you! Each rupee you donate can help in its own small way change the course of an entire generation of human beings for the better!

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Manipal Academy of Higher Education

This project has been undertaken by Dr. Krishnadas Nandakumar of the Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), who is a renowned expert in the preclinical testing of drugs and pharmaceutical agents. His previous work related to how the popular ‘Indian Dish Sambar Prevents the Development of Dimethyl Hydrazine — Induced Colon Cancer’ has already received wide support from the public domain. The team also consists of Dr. Anoop Kishore, a pharmacist by profession who boasts of considerable experience in the electrical and electronics division. He’ll be assisting with radio frequency optimization and offering technical assistance throughout the course of the project. The Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) is one of the most well-established Universities in Asia and has consistently ranked among the top Universities in India by several surveys including the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) published by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India and the QS World Rankings.

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