Thursday, January 7th, 2010
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Your Obnoxious Cell Phone Chatter May Prevent Alzheimer's

More cell time could have prevented thisCould the radiation beamed at your head through your cell phone actually save you from Alzheimer's disease? That's what some scientists from Florida are suggesting, after conducting experiments on mice in which the rodents were exposed to the electro-magnetic fields associated with portable phones for a period of nine months. Turns out that "the Alzheimer's mice performed as well on tests measuring memory and thinking skills as aged mice without dementia. If older Alzheimer's mice already showing memory problems were exposed to the electro-magnetic waves, their memory impairment disappeared." Scientists caution that further research needs to be conducted, and also note that once you teach mice how to use cell phones it's impossible to get them off and they start having loud and lengthy conversations without regard for anyone else in the surrounding area. Still, some hope!

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KarenUhOh (#19)

I wanted to text my hamster to report on this but I can't find my goddamn phone.

johnpseudonym (#1,452)

"I wanted to text my gerbil to report on this but I can't find my goddamn gerbil." ~ Richard Gere

I believe repeated exposure to my toaster oven protects against the ravages of scurvy.

garge (#736)

Actually, I think it was the Orange-Glo you were huffing.

Kevin (#2,559)

When are they going to do something about dropsy?

dado (#102)

That was the best Itchy and Scratchy ever. S.N.U.H. get it done.

No, no– this is all wrong! The Alzheimer's is supposed to help us forget we have the cellphone-induced cancer!

brent_cox (#40)

Or the cellphones stop Alzheimer's by killing us young with the ear cancer.

Tulletilsynet (#333)

This study is worthless. It totally ignores the therapeutic value of smoking and drinking.

6h057 (#1,914)

Who the hell is an Alzheimer's afflicted mouse gonna call?! Especially when they keep putting the cellphone in the freezer…

HiredGoons (#603)

Science is running out of ideas.

garge (#736)

Definitely time to shake the Boggle.

HiredGoons (#603)

It seems like they're just phoning it in at this point.

Diane47 (#2,911)

6ho57 wins the thread. Wait, can I say that here?

slinkimalinki (#182)

all i use mine for is texting…something something muscle memory?

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