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Data dive finds cheap diuretic could be Alzheimer’s drug

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The research has focused on Alzheimer’s associated with an apolipoprotein E4 (APOE4) gene variant known to be a major risk factor for late-onset forms of the disease. All told, five drugs emerged with a gene expression signature that the researchers believed might help neutralise the disease, but the strongest candidate was bumetanide.

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Artificial intelligence could be new blueprint for precision drug discovery

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The study findings could measurably change how researchers sift through big data to find meaningful information with significant benefit to patients, the pharmaceutical industry and the nation’s health care systems. have access to unlimited amounts of ‘big data’ and better tools than ever to analyze such data.

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