{"id":46469,"date":"2024-04-17T14:02:48","date_gmt":"2024-04-17T13:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=46469"},"modified":"2024-04-17T14:02:48","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T13:02:48","slug":"machine-learning-speeds-up-drug-design-for-parkinsons-treatment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/machine-learning-speeds-up-drug-design-for-parkinsons-treatment\/46469\/","title":{"rendered":"Machine learning speeds up drug design for Parkinson\u2019s treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"
Researchers have used machine learning techniques to massively accelerate the search for Parkinson\u2019s treatment.<\/h2>\n
Researchers from the University of Cambridge designed and used a machine learning-based strategy to identify compounds that block the clumping, or aggregation, of alpha-synuclein, the protein that characterises Parkinson\u2019s.<\/p>\n
The technique was used to quickly screen a chemical library containing millions of entries and identify five highly potent compounds for further investigation.<\/p>\n