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Could the "Sunshine Vitamin" help in the fight against COVID-19?

Zainab Abdulali – Wed, 04 Nov 2020 10:35:00 GMT

The Sunshine Vitamin and COVID-19

Scientists have been looking for volunteers to take part in a new study to investigate the impacts of vitamin D, the 'sunshine vitamin', on the immune system. The study aims to determine whether taking vitamin D can help to increase immunity against respiratory diseases, including COVID-19, as some studies suggest a correlation between people with lower vitamin D levels and more severe COVID-19 symptoms.

Dexamethasone briefing - its chemistry and history

Jason Cole – Wed, 17 Jun 2020 12:13:00 GMT

On 16^th June news outlets around the world reported the fantastic results seen in trials using dexamethasone in critically ill COVID-19 patients. This quick briefing explores the chemistry and history of this compound, and what could be coming next.

CCDC Research on COVID-19 - 9th April update

Jason Cole – Thu, 09 Apr 2020 09:16:00 GMT

Since my last article almost 2 weeks ago progress has been made on several projects, so I wanted to provide a quick update.

CCDC Research on COVID-19

Jason Cole – Mon, 30 Mar 2020 09:26:00 GMT

The CCDC is actively seeking areas where we can assist in the fight against the nefarious SARS-Cov2 disease currently taking hold around the world.

We’ve already started committing to research time and have noted several collaborative efforts.

Molecules of interest in the fight against COVID-19

Suzanna Ward – Thu, 26 Mar 2020 14:12:00 GMT

At the CCDC we have been deeply saddened by the devastating impact that COVID-19 has had around the world. During these difficult times it has, however, been heart-warming to see the scientific community coming together to try to find a cure and a vaccine.

CSD Structures in Elsevier's COVID-19 collection

Ian Bruno – Wed, 25 Mar 2020 13:29:00 GMT

Elsevier have made available a collection of around 20,000 articles relating to COVID-19. These are available to download for free for text and data mining.

A question one might ask is; which of these articles have an associated CSD structure?

How scientists can support COVID-19 research from home

Sophie Bryant – Tue, 24 Mar 2020 13:41:00 GMT

As the corona virus (COVID-19) pandemic continues, scientists around the world have set up virtual projects to collaborate, share knowledge, resources and data to support drug discovery.

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Could the "Sunshine Vitamin" help in the fight against COVID-19?

Dexamethasone briefing - its chemistry and history

CCDC Research on COVID-19 - 9th April update

CCDC Research on COVID-19

Molecules of interest in the fight against COVID-19

CSD Structures in Elsevier's COVID-19 collection

How scientists can support COVID-19 research from home

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