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In a previous analysis, we found changes in figural memory scores associated with a higher cumulative RF-EMF brain dose in adolescents.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We aimed to follow-up our previous results using a new study population, dose estimation, and approach to controlling for confounding from media usage itself.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>RF-EMF brain dose for each participant was modeled. Multivariable linear regression models were fitted on verbal and figural memory score changes over 1 y and on estimated cumulative brain dose and RF-EMF related and unrelated media usage (n=669\u2013676). Because of the hemispheric lateralization of memory, we conducted a laterality analysis for phone call ear preference. To control for the confounding of media use behaviors, a stratified analysis for different media usage groups was also conducted.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We found decreased figural memory scores in association with an interquartile range (IQR) increase in estimated cumulative RF-EMF brain dose scores: \u22120.22 (95% CI: \u22120.47, 0.03; IQR: 953\u2009mJ\/kg\u2009per\u2009day) in the whole sample, \u22120.39 (95% CI: \u22120.67, \u22120.10; IQR: 953\u2009mJ\/kg\u2009per\u2009day) in right-side users (n=532), and \u22120.26 (95% CI: \u22120.42, \u22120.10; IQR: 341\u2009mJ\/kg\u2009per\u2009day) when recorded network operator data were used for RF-EMF dose estimation (n=274). Media usage unrelated to RF-EMF did not show significant associations or consistent patterns, with the exception of consistent (nonsignificant) positive associations between data traffic duration and verbal memory.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Our findings for a cohort of Swiss adolescents require confirmation in other populations but suggest a potential adverse effect of RF-EMF brain dose on cognitive functions that involve brain regions mostly exposed during mobile phone use. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1289\/EHP2427<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1289\/ehp2427","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2018,7,25]],"date-time":"2018-07-25T11:57:25Z","timestamp":1532519845000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":65,"title":["A Prospective Cohort Study of Adolescents\u2019 Memory Performance and Individual Brain Dose of Microwave Radiation from Wireless Communication"],"prefix":"10.1021","volume":"126","author":[{"given":"Milena","family":"Foerster","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, , Basel,","place":["Switzerland"]},{"name":"University of Basel , Basel,","place":["Switzerland"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Arno","family":"Thielens","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of California Berkeley Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, Berkeley Wireless Research Center, , Berkeley, California,","place":["USA"]},{"name":"Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre (IMEC) , Leuven,","place":["Belgium"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Wout","family":"Joseph","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre (IMEC) , Leuven,","place":["Belgium"]},{"name":"Department of Information Technology, Waves research group, Ghent University"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Marloes","family":"Eeftens","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, , Basel,","place":["Switzerland"]},{"name":"University of Basel , Basel,","place":["Switzerland"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Martin","family":"R\u00f6\u00f6sli","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, , Basel,","place":["Switzerland"]},{"name":"University of Basel , Basel,","place":["Switzerland"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"316","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2018,7,23]]},"reference":[{"issue":"8","key":"2026080509075483700_micit1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"678","DOI":"10.1002\/bem.20534","article-title":"Mobile telephone use is associated with changes in cognitive function in young adolescents","volume":"30","author":"Abramson","year":"2009","journal-title":"Bioelectromagnetics"},{"issue":"3","key":"2026080509075483700_micit2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"356","DOI":"10.1016\/j.pbiomolbio.2011.08.013","article-title":"Predictors and overestimation of recalled mobile phone use among children and adolescents","volume":"107","author":"Aydin","year":"2011","journal-title":"Prog Biophys Mol Biol"},{"key":"2026080509075483700_micit3","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"47","DOI":"10.1016\/S0079-7421(08)60452-1","article-title":"Working memory","volume":"8","author":"Baddeley","year":"1974","journal-title":"Psychol Learn Motiv"},{"issue":"6","key":"2026080509075483700_micit4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"444","DOI":"10.1016\/j.exger.2012.03.015","article-title":"Effects of 900 MHz radiofrequency on corticosterone, emotional memory and neuroinflammation in middle-aged rats","volume":"47","author":"Bouji","year":"2012","journal-title":"Exp Gerontol"},{"issue":"5380","key":"2026080509075483700_micit5","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1185","DOI":"10.1126\/science.281.5380.1185","article-title":"Making memories: brain activity that predicts how well visual experience will be remembered","volume":"281","author":"Brewer","year":"1998","journal-title":"Science"},{"issue":"3","key":"2026080509075483700_micit6","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"226","DOI":"10.1002\/bem.20552","article-title":"A model for radiofrequency electromagnetic field predictions at outdoor and indoor locations in the context of epidemiological research","volume":"31","author":"B\u00fcrgi","year":"2010","journal-title":"Bioelectromagnetics"},{"key":"2026080509075483700_micit7","unstructured":"Cichon\n              DJ\n            , K\u00fcrnerT. 1999. 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