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1. Go ahead for new treatment for Black Bone Disease

   A new drug to treat the ultra-rare genetic disease alkaptonuria (AKU) has been given the go-ahead following research in Liverpool.

2. Covid-19: Antiviral therapeutics from herbs

   Research finds natural proteins block SARS-CoV-2 from entering human cells

3. Academic Board election voting now open

   Staff have until 5pm on Thursday 14 September to vote for their preferred Academic Board candidates.

4. Acclimate athletes for exercise challenges

   Sport Scientists use environmental chambers to train competitors

5. Business School leads sustainability teaching innovation and research

   Liverpool Business School recently hosted innovators from 10 countries in the first European Symposium for Sustainability in Business Education.

6. Astro-ecology: Saving endangered animals with software for the stars

   A collaboration between astrophysicists and ecologists at Liverpool John Moores University is helping to monitor rare and endangered species and stop poaching.

7. New sensor could dramatically improve fight against malaria

   Many thousands of malaria deaths could be averted thanks to new sensor technology being developed in the UK.

8. Researchers prove herbivore mammals do have bigger bellies

   Dr Carlo Meloro from Liverpool John Moores University, with a team of European scientists, has investigated the volumes of body cavities in a large range of extant and fossil tetrapods and found that plant feeding animals have bigger bellies than their carnivore counterparts.

9. Boris Becker's family angst shared by thousands

   Experts say impact of parental imprisonment on children 'profound'

10. Pregnancy and elite sport - report

    Dr Kelly Massey, LJMU and Dr Emma Pullen Loughborough, interviewed athletes and their partners t gauge issues and support during and post pregnancy.