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Study Links Regular Mobile Phone Use to Higher Cardiovascular Disease Risk

Research highlights increased heart disease risk, especially among smokers and diabetics, due to poor sleep and mental health factors.

  • Large-scale study analyzed data from over 440,000 participants in the UK Biobank.
  • Regular mobile phone users had a significantly higher risk of developing cardiovascular diseases.
  • Poor sleep patterns, psychological distress, and neuroticism identified as mediating factors.
  • Current smokers and individuals with diabetes showed even higher risk levels.
  • Editorial calls for more conclusive evidence and mindful phone usage habits.
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