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Mobile phone study on brain impact

Mobile phones may have an effect on the brain, according to a US study, but the clinical significance of the effect was unknown, researchers said. The study by the National Institutes of Health in the US found higher sugar use in the brain after 50 minutes on the phone. Higher sugar use is a sign of increased activity.

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