Tag: Research
Artificial intelligence age-estimation technology prone to biases, study shows
Researchers from Western University and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel tested 21 age-estimation AI technologies and compared them to the performance of 30 human observers.
Lambeth students win national space competition
Students from Lambeth Public School in London had an out-of-this-world experience after winning a national space competition, the Lunar Rover Research Challenge.
COVID-19 in London wastewater stable but new variant detected
COVID-19 levels in London’s sewage are significant and expected to rise this fall and winter, Western University researchers say, as the Omicron subvariant behind the summer case spike remains the dominant strain in the region.
Pot smoking while pregnant may harm baby’s brain: Western researchers
Western University researchers studying the effects of cannabis during pregnancy say they noted severe impacts on the brains of rat fetuses, whose brain structures are similar to those of humans when it comes to processing emotions.
Safer opioid supply program reduces ER visits, hospital admissions: Study
Prescribing safer opioids to people who use street drugs results in “significant declines” in their emergency room visits, hospital admissions and health care costs, a study based in London and published today in the Canadian Medical Association Journal says.