Alzheimer’s disease is among the diseases that require the most research funding globally, the other two are cancer and heart disease. According to the National Institutes of Health, roughly 7 million people are living in the U.S. with Alzheimer’s disease. That number is expected to increase to more than 13 million by 2060.
On the heels of all of this, researchers at Kennesaw State University are now using advanced computational modeling and drug discovery simulations that could potentially speed up treatment research.
On Tuesday’s edition of “Closer Look,” Rose talked with Chloe Yixin Xie, an assistant professor of information technology and Johaan Kathilankal Jis, a sophomore computer science student at KSU.
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