October 22, 2025
A new study has revealed a dramatic rise in memory problems among children and teenagers in Sweden and Norway over the past two decades with researchers highlighting the rapid increase in wireless radiation exposure as a potential contributing factor.
In Norway, consultations for memory disturbances among children aged 5–19 have increased 8.5-fold since 2006.
In Sweden, diagnoses of mild cognitive impairment which includes memory problems have risen nearly 60-fold since 2010.
The authors Mona Nilsson (Swedish Radiation Protection Foundation) and Dr. Lennart Hardell (The Environment and Cancer Research Foundation) stress that these alarming trends coincide with growing exposure to 3G, 4G, and 5G networks, mobile phones, Wi-Fi, and wireless devices in schools and homes.
“The steep increase in memory issues cannot be explained by changes in diagnostic criteria or reporting to the registries alone,” says Dr Lennart Hardell. “We urge our findings on increasing numbers of children having impaired memory to be taken seriously by public health authorities and consider children’s increasing exposure to wireless radiation as a possible cause. Thus, we ask for measures aimed at decreasing exposure to RF radiation to protect the brain and general health of children.”
The study also notes that microwave RF radiation at levels well below international exposure limits can affect the brain, particularly the hippocampus, which is central to memory and learning. Case reports cited in the article show rapid onset of symptoms including memory problems in individuals after 5G rollout near homes and schools.
Read the full study here: https://cdn.fortunejournals.com/articles/increasing-numbers-of-children-aged-5-19-years-with-memory-problems-in-sweden-and-norw-6333.pdf
These findings add to growing global evidence showing that increasing exposure to wireless radiation may have measurable impacts on children’s memory and cognitive health.
