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Researchers identify RNA editing events that impact gene expression and phenotype

Scienmag

CHOP researchers find small changes in RNA due to RNA editing could have a large impact on gene expression and phenotype Philadelphia, March 9, 2021–Combining computational mining of big data with experimental testing in the lab, researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have identified RNA editing events that influence (..)

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Data dive finds cheap diuretic could be Alzheimer’s drug

pharmaphorum

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

The Pharma Data

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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How big data analytics can make personalised care a reality

Drug Discovery World

Johannes Goll, Global Head of Emmes’ Biomedical Data Science and Bioinformatics department, explains how big data analytics can deliver improved therapies and bring clinical research one step close to realising the potential of personalised care. This could be expanded to assessing predictors at baseline.