AI may speed up search for drugs to treat brain conditions
Researchers hope the work will help identify affordable, effective drugs to treat conditions like MND.
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"MND is a horrible disease, it strips you of who you are."
— Steven Barrett , Activist
"For me the research is much more than taking a tablet - it's taking a tablet with the intention of delivering outcomes, that may or may not help me but help others."
— Steven Barrett , Activist
"The brain is the most complicated organ in the body, so we've got to contend with the paradox of that complexity."
— Prof Siddarthan Chandran , Academic
"MND is a horrible disease, it strips you of who you are."
— Steven Barrett , Activist
"For me the research is much more than taking a tablet - it's taking a tablet with the intention of delivering outcomes, that may or may not help me but help others."
— Steven Barrett , Activist
"The brain is the most complicated organ in the body, so we've got to contend with the paradox of that complexity."
— Prof Siddarthan Chandran , Academic
"MND is a horrible disease, it strips you of who you are."
— Steve Barrett , Other
"we're at the tipping point of change in neurological research."
— Prof Siddarthan Chandran , Academic
Key People
Chief executive of the UK Dementia Research Institute, involved in research to repurpose drugs for neurological conditions.
Trial participant living with motor neurone disease.
Trial participant diagnosed with MND who speaks about the impact of the disease and the hope from trials.
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Researchers hope the work will help identify affordable, effective drugs to treat conditions like MND.
Researchers are deploying AI systems to scan thousands of existing drugs, aiming to identify candidates for brain conditions in years instead of decades, potentially transforming the search for treatments for diseases like motor neurone disease (MND).
Researchers are leveraging artificial intelligence to speed up the search for affordable, effective drugs for brain conditions such as motor neurone disease (MND), potentially reducing development timelines and costs.
Scientists are using artificial intelligence to speed up the search for brain drugs that may already exist but have not been fully explored for neurological conditions, potentially cutting discovery timelines from decades to just a few years.
Researchers are leveraging artificial intelligence to expedite the identification of affordable, effective drugs for challenging brain conditions, including Motor Neuron Disease (MND), potentially marking a significant shift in neurological drug development.
Scientists are using AI to accelerate the search for treatments for neurological conditions, analyzing patient data to identify whether existing drugs could be repurposed to treat conditions such as motor neurone disease (MND).
Scientists are using AI to expedite drug development, uncovering treatments for neurological conditions that may be hiding in plain sight, including motor neurone disease (MND).
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