A new observational study from the United States indicates that vitamin D insufficiency may play a significant role in the progression of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The research titled ‘Vitamin D Insufficiency is Prevalent in Severe COVID-19’ is available on the preprint server medRxiv. A highly transmittable viral infection caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirusContinue reading “Low levels of vitamin D may be linked to severe COVID-19”
Tag Archives: Drug Discovery
Potential superbug-killing compound
Researchers in Simon Fraser University’s Brinkman Laboratory are collaborating with U.S. researchers to test a new drug that can kill a wide range of superbugs — including some bacteria now resistant to all common antibiotics. Known as AB569, the drug contains ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (commonly referred to as EDTA) and acidified nitrite, two inexpensive chemicals thatContinue reading “Potential superbug-killing compound”
Artificial intelligence yields new antibiotic
The computer model, which can screen more than a hundred million chemical compounds in a matter of days, is designed to pick out potential antibiotics that kill bacteria using different mechanisms than those of existing drugs. “We wanted to develop a platform that would allow us to harness the power of artificial intelligence to usherContinue reading “Artificial intelligence yields new antibiotic”
CDC diagnostic coronavirus test gets FDA emergency approval
In the light of the ongoing novel coronavirus epidemic in China, the US Food and Drug Administration has granted approval of a diagnostic test for use in emergency situations (emergency use authorization or EUA). The viral infection has spread to many different and distant parts of the world, involving over 25,000 people and causing nearlyContinue reading “CDC diagnostic coronavirus test gets FDA emergency approval”
Webinar on Pharmaceutical Chemistry 