AI hope for doctor's 'most precious patient'

A senior emergency doctor in Brighton has launched a research charity after his daughter was diagnosed with an ultra rare genetic brain condition affecting around 200 people worldwide.

Professor Rob Galloway's daughter Frankie has DeSanto Shinawi syndrome for which there are no existing treatments.

Galloway described his daughter as "The most precious patient I've ever felt responsible for" but admitted that despite his career in emergency medicine "I didn't have a clue what to do."

However he moved from "despair to determination" after meeting scientists in the United States who are using artificial intelligence to identify existing medicines that might help rare genetic disorders.