Medscape September 11, 2024
This is the second in a three-part series from Medscape Medical News on the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on drug discovery and development. Part 1 is about AI’s role in designing speedier, more effective clinical trials. Part 3 reports on AI’s ability to create new proteins from scratch, streamlining the creation of protein-based therapeutics.
Scientists the world over are racing to end Alzheimer’s disease. Over two decades, they’ve conducted hundreds of clinical trials and spent billions in funding. Yet only a handful of Alzheimer’s medications have been approved.
But what if there were drugs already on the market that could help treat or even prevent this devastating disease?
If such drugs exist, geneticist Gyungah R. Jun, PhD, is determined...