QuackTrack

15/08/2022

Arthritis as a disease may present itself as osteoarthritis(OA), gout, fibromyalgia, and rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

15/08/2022

A pulmonary embolism (PE) happens when a blood clot becomes trapped in a pulmonary artery, cutting off blood supply to a portion of the lung.

15/08/2022

Major depression in older adults is very common, disabling, and increases the risk of many diseases of aging including Alzheimer’s Disease and other dementias, cardiovascular and even mortality.

15/08/2022

Now, world-first genetic research from the University of South Australia shows a direct link between low levels of vitamin D and high levels of inflammation, providing an important biomarker to identify people at higher risk of or severity of chronic illnesses with an inflammatory component.

08/12/2020

Parental depression and anxiety can have profound effects on children - Quack Track

For the first time, Penn State researchers demonstrated that stress biology relates to depressive and anxiety symptoms differently for mothers versus fathers, and that parents’ profiles of stress biology and symptoms can predict their preschoolers’ emotional and behavioral problems.

05/12/2020

Researchers release evidence-based guidance for managing iron deficiency - Quack Track

Australian and European researchers have released updated evidence-based guidance for managing iron deficiency and is a major cause of anaemia

05/12/2020

Women with PTSD and depression have greater risk of early death - Quack Track

Women with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression have an almost fourfold greater risk of early death.

02/12/2020

The Love- Hate Relationship of Teens and Smartphones: Is it Addiction? - Quack Track

Technology has created a lust for gadgets that have led to a decline in in-person social interactions. Smartphone Apps as they are called are status symbols for the youth, young at heart, and a de novo category now aptly named “with it” or trendsetters.

02/12/2020

New research finds kids' TV teaching children wrong lessons about pain - Quack Track

Children engrossed in popular kids’ TV programmes such as Peppa Pig, or films like Toy Story or Frozen, are exposed to up to nine incidents of pain for every hour of TV watched, according to new research from psychologists.

02/12/2020

More evidence that cellular 'death by iron' could be promising avenue of cancer treatment - Quack Track

Genetic mutations that give cancers a metabolic boost may also leave them vulnerable to drugs that promote a particular form of cell death, Sloan Kettering Institute researchers have found.

02/12/2020

Unexpected Finding Reveals New Target for Aggressive Form of Lung Cancer - Quack Track

An MSK team has found that a particular subset of lung adenocarcinomas is aggressive due to a combination of two mutations that allow them to block ferroptosis, a type of cell death.

30/11/2020

Amount of time spent on the smartphone not related to poor mental health. - Quack Track

General smartphone usage is a poor predictor of anxiety, depression or stress say researchers, who advise caution when it comes to digital detoxes.