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1. Cocoa drinks can boost exercise resistance in middle age

   Scientists in Liverpool have found that cocoa can increase oxygen uptake and make exercising easier for more sedentary people.

2. A timely reflection on Liverpool and our lives

   At a time when COVID 19 has made people fearful, isolated or alone, Jeff Youngs new book, Ghost Town, offers not only a fascinating read but also a reflection on all those things that are important to us, our families, friends and communities. Its a deeply felt and beautifully written journey through Jeffs Liverpool childhood, the adult writer stalking Liverpool alone or with friends, searching for a past lost, regained, remembered so viscerally that the reader feels intimately connected to the child Jeff longing to leave the hospital where hes had his tonsils removed or to the older man out walking with writer friend, Horatio Clare, in search of de Quincey in Everton.

3. Journalism students report on General Election 2024

   Journalism students from Liverpool John Moores University have been reporting on the general election for ITV, BBC and Sky News.

4. LJMU PHD student Valeria Carini recognised at Pandemic Institute’s first Student Excellence Awards

   Valeria was presented the award alongside students from the University of Liverpool and Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine with grants for scientific research, aimed to enhance preparedness for future pandemics.

5. 'Living fossil' fish detected with DNA science

   Professor Stefano Mariani and team detect 'living fossil' fish off South African by collecting water samples

6. AI to help national hedgehog survey

   Conservation AI platform applies machine learning to identify animals in double time

7. Randox Grand National Festival worth more than £60 million for Liverpool City Region

   Liverpool Business School analysis confirms racing event as leading money-spinner for regional economy

8. Research captures longstanding NI tradition

   A published collection of Northern Ireland’s murals, which captures a longstanding tradition of large community-based mural painting, has been produced by LJMU’s Dr Stuart Borthwick.

9. Could exercising while losing weight preserve your muscles and help keep them ‘young’?

   Associate Professor in sport science Dr Jose Areta writes in The Conversation.

10. Cancer study is win-win for people and animals

    School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences wins PhD studentship from National Council for the Replacement Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research