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Researcher urges caution on AI in mammography

Posted: 25 Feb 2022 10:56 AM PST

Analyzing breast-cancer tumors with artificial intelligence has the potential to improve healthcare efficiency and outcomes, but doctors should proceed cautiously, according to a new editorial.

New state-of-the-art technology collects a unique time series from methane seeps in the Arctic

Posted: 25 Feb 2022 08:39 AM PST

The K-Lander observatory -- where state-of-the-art technology meets science. A new study presents a unique time series collected by the K-Lander from two distinct methane seepage sites offshore western Svalbard, in the Arctic. This publication links cutting-edge technology with developments in our understanding of the environment and climate, highlighting and constraining uncertainties in current methane estimates from the seepage of methane from the seafloor.

Study questions the role of vitamin D2 in human health but its sibling, vitamin D3, could be important for fighting infections

Posted: 25 Feb 2022 05:59 AM PST

New research has found significant differences between the two types of vitamin D, with vitamin D2 having a questionable impact on human health. However, the study found that vitamin D3 could balance people's immune systems and help strengthen defences against viral infections such as Covid-19.