Increasing the usability of big data for Alzheimer ’s research

On October 11, 2016, the first manuscript describing a treasure trove of genomic data contributed by members of the Accelerating Medicines Partnership for Alzheimer’s Disease (AMP-AD) Target Discovery and Preclinical Validation Consortium was published in Nature Scientific Data. The publication of the datasets and their description are part of an NIH-wide effort to bring together big data and experts from diverse disciplines to better understand dementia, as well as other chronic conditions.

Source: Inside NIA: A Blog for Researchers - December 7, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Suzana Petanceska, Program Director, Division of Neuroscience Source Type: blogs