AI accelerates search for motor neurone disease treatments by repurposing existing drugs
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Zoe Kleinman, Philippa Wain
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Summary
Researchers are using AI to accelerate the search for drugs to treat motor neurone disease (MND). By repurposing existing approved drugs, the approach aims to bypass the lengthy 10+ year timeline typically required for new drug development. The team, led by Prof Chandran, believes this method could deliver affordable and effective treatments for neurological conditions much sooner. The work builds on previous efforts using AI to uncover solutions from large medical datasets.
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Discovering new drugs and getting them to market can take a long time - more than 10 years, according to some estimates.
Prof Chandran and his team believe their work means affordable, effective drugs for neurological conditions could come much sooner.
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