Mice were exposed to cell phone signals from a centrally-located antenna. Credit: © Photo courtesy of University of South Florida

The millions of people who spend hours every day on a cell phone may have a new excuse for yakking. A surprising new study in mice provides the first evidence that long-term exposure to electromagnetic waves associated with cell phone use may actually protect against, and even reverse, Alzheimer’s disease. The study, led by University of South Florida researchers at the Florida Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC), was published today in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease.

“It surprised us to find that cell phone exposure, begun in early adulthood, protects the memory of mice otherwise destined to develop Alzheimer’s symptoms,” said lead author Gary Arendash, PhD, USF Research Professor at the Florida ADRC. “It was even more astonishing that the electromagnetic waves generated by cell phones actually reversed memory impairment in old Alzheimer’s mice.”

The researchers showed that exposing old Alzheimer’s mice to electromagnetic waves generated by cell phones erased brain deposits of the harmful protein beta-amyloid, in addition to preventing the protein’s build-up in younger Alzheimer’s mice. The sticky brain plaques formed by the abnormal accumulation of beta amyloid are a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease. Most treatments against Alzheimer’s try to target beta-amyloid.

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You’ll receive a text from ATT informing you that MMS is now working on your phone. ATT also said you’d need to do an update through iTunes to install the new carrier file.

On Sunday people started reporting MMS beginning to work on their iPhones

Some cities are getting it before others and people with family texting plans rather than iPhone texting plans are getting it sooner.

Some people are running 3.0, some 3.1, carrier files are 5.0 and 5.1. There are directions to obtain and install carrier file 5.1 on the forum, but it seems to be switches on ATT’s end not carrier or Apple files that are making the difference.

If you go to settings, messages and only see two options on your phone, it’s not on for you yet.

But the 25th is coming soon, so keep checking your phone and it won’t be long.

Google inurl:pictures.sprintpcs.com/share.do?invite= to see Sprint’s list.

So if it is private – don’t mms it!

Check to be sure your phone provider is blocking search engine spiders from making your mms searchable.

W00t! That means waiting inside an air conditioned mall instead of 100′ heat in Houston.

When I checked last weekend the Apple store had planned to close at 5pm and reopen at 6pm to sell phones. 8am seems like a much better option.

Apple’s website now lists 8 am as the selling time.