A new study conducted by the researchers of Finnish Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK) has revealed that use of cell phones could affect human skin too.

Mobile phone radiation has some biological effects, which results in the alteration of protein expression in people.  

Researchers examined a small area of forearm's skin of ten female volunteers, which were exposed to GSM signal for one hour and accumulate proteins from exposed and non-exposed areas of skin.

They found that mobile phone radiation has some biological effect. Out of the 580 proteins, 8 proteins revealed significant effect.

According toDariusz Leszczynski, an agency researcher said, “The aim of this project was not detecting any possible health effects, but to find out whether living human skin responds to mobile phone radiation and whether proteomics approach is useful in sorting out this issue.”

However, the health effects of such radiation on the human are not clear.

STUK researchers are eyeing more extensive study with 50-100 volunteers, which is expected to set in motion in 2009.