Researchers developed an AI that scours existing drugs for new Alzheimer’s treatments

Mar05
by on March 5, 2021 at 7:46 pm
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Alzheimer’s disease is becoming increasingly prevalent as life expectancies lengthen. But the complexity of the condition makes it hard to find effective treatments. One way to expedite the search that’s yielded promising results is using AI to find existing drugs that could be repurposed to combat the disorder. Harvard researchers recently used the approach to identify 80 candidate medications that merit further investigation. They discovered the contenders through a framework they call DRIAD (Drug Repurposing In Alzheimer’s Disease). [Read: How do you build a pet-friendly gadget? We asked experts and animal owners] DRIAD works by quantifying potential associations between stages of the…

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Leak: Here’s our first look at the Sonos Roam, a $169 Bluetooth speaker

Mar04
by on March 4, 2021 at 7:24 pm
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It’s no secret that Sonos is planning to announce something next week — the company sent virtual event invites to the press, and we’ll be tuning in. But it turns out we didn’t have to wait that long to get a good look at the product; a report by The Verge extensively details the new Sonos Roam, images and all. Just as predicted by earlier leaks, the Sonos Roam is a more compact Bluetooth speaker than the Sonos Move — the type of speaker you might keep in a backpack. It’s also a lot cheaper, coming in at $169, rather…

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