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This article, written by Professor Michael Mair, Dipanjan Saha, Dr Phillip David Brooker and Dr Terence Heng from the School of Law and Social Justice, was originally published by The Conversation.

A University of Liverpool spin-out company, Sepsis Limited has secured further funding support to test a point of care diagnostic tool for the early detection of sepsis.

Researchers from the University of Liverpool have found that the annual number of estimated number of norovirus cases annually in the UK is approximately 800,000 greater than previously estimated. Norovirus is the commonest cause of gastrointestinal disease across all age groups worldwide. The majority of cases experience a mild, self-limiting illness and few cases tend to consult primary healthcare.

A research project, based out of the University, which will bring together a multidisciplinary team of cancer surgeons, medical oncologists and scientists in Liverpool, has been given the go ahead thanks to £200,000 worth of grant funding. North West Cancer Research (NWCR) has awarded funding for a three-year long project, which will look at the effectiveness of new cancer drug treatments for head and neck cancer patients.

Tomorrow is World Cancer Day (WCD), which takes place every year on 4 February. Founded in 2005, WCD is one singular initiative allowing cancer charities, researchers, health care workers, businesses and governments to unite in the fight against the global cancer epidemic. Since last year's WCD we've published a number of news stories highlighting the developments in cancer-related research here at the University.

New research conducted by the University in partnership with the universities of Gdansk and Manchester shows that current salt reduction strategy in England has failed to reduce existing inequalities in salt consumption, cardiovascular disease, and gastric cancer burdens. Excess salt consumption is associated with higher risk of cardiovascular disease and gastric cancer.

An innovative project to boost the language and communication development of nursery school children has been awarded £1 million in funding from players of People's Postcode Lottery.

An innovative project to boost the language and communication development of nursery school children has been awarded £1 million in funding from players of People's Postcode Lottery.

A new project is bringing together expertise from the Universities of Liverpool, Sheffield and Surrey to develop autonomous robots to tackle nuclear waste reduction. In collaboration with Sellafield Ltd and the National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL), the `Automated Robot Waste Processing? project will take novel research produced from EPSRC-funded `Reconfigurable Autonomy' project and apply it to demonstrate robotic systems autonomously recognising, manipulating, and storing items of decommissioning waste.

The University of Liverpool is to co-ordinate a new £14m European research project which aims to improve the understanding of adverse drug reactions by using cutting-edge modelling approaches to drug safety.

James Probert is a PhD candidate in the University's School of Environmental Sciences : "My work in the Serengeti focuses on fire, how it affects herbivores and how we can manage it. The Serengeti is one of the most iconic areas in Africa, home to the famous wildebeest migration, Ngorongoro Crater, Olduvai Gorge and a host of protected areas.

A University of Liverpool led clinical trial has been successful in prolonging survival for pancreatic cancer patients by at least five years as a result of a combination of chemotherapy drugs.

Scientists from the University's School of Environmental Sciences are leading a £2.6M project to explore how the ecosystems in the Arctic Ocean are being altered by climate change.

A partnership involving the University of Liverpool and Cypralis has been granted a new Early Stage Award worth £300K to develop new compounds to treat acute pancreatitis.

The University of Liverpool and Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSYM) have launched a new joint centre which aims to address the urgent need to develop new antimicrobials and accelerate solutions for existing and emerging infections.

Liverpool scientists and doctors are set to receive a major cash boost for research into cancer.

University of Liverpool researchers have been awarded £578k funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) to develop liquid antennas which have the potential to transform modern radio communications and radar.

University of Liverpool Chemists are partnering with a Merseyside SME, ULEMCo , on a project to reduce carbon emissions and improve air quality emissions for vehicles in China.

Fernand Gobet is a Professor of Decision Making and Expertise based in the University's Institute of Psychology, Health and Society.

Today (Monday, 9 January) sees the beginning of the national 'JanUary' campaign (formerly known as National Obesity Awareness Week) which runs until Sunday, 15 January. JanUary , with a strapline of 'do something good for U', is a week long programme focusing on what individuals and families can do to ensure or improve their health.

Dr Georgios Pollakis is a Senior Research Fellow at the University's Institute of Infection and Global Health.

Great Britain Paralympic swimmer Stephanie Slater visited the Department of Eye and Vision Science based at the University's Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease (IACD) in support of a new eye donation initiative and to see first-hand the work that is being undertaken to pioneer new treatments.

University researchers are partnering with Liverpool City Council and Mersey Forest on a £3.4M EU research project to create `green corridors' in key locations across the city with a view to finding out how they improve city living.

A 'living bandage' made from stem cells, which could revolutionise the treatment and prognosis of a common sporting knee injury, has been trialled in humans for the first time by scientists at the Universities of Liverpool and Bristol.

Researchers from the School of Environmental Sciences have been awarded over £650,000 by the Natural and Environmental Research Council (NERC) to study the behaviour of earthquake ruptures in clay-rich fault zones. They will use laboratory experiments and data modelling to investigate the conditions under which earthquake ruptures travel through 'creeping' faults, which are typically found in clay-rich fault gouges.

An important milestone for medical research in Liverpool has been reached after a partnership involving the University and two NHS Trusts, the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen and Alder Hey , was successful in securing £3.4m in funding for translational medicine research.

World AIDS Day is held on the 1 December each year as an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, show their support for people living with HIV and to commemorate people who have died.

Researchers from the University's Institute of Translational Medicine have been awarded approximately £5.8m grant to lead a multinational research consortium that aims to reduce mother to child transmission of HIV.

A highly successful University scheme to train 'high flyers' who are likely to become future leaders in academia and industry has been renewed by the Medical Research Council (MRC).

Scientists at the University of Liverpool have developed a blueprint for controlling the packing of porous molecules into pre-designed structures, such as 1-D nanotubes and 3-D networks.

Health staff in Merseyside and Cheshire are using gene testing to prescribe individualised dosages of a commonly used, lifesaving drug.

Atikah Haneef is a PhD student at the University's Department of Eye and Vision Science in the   Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease: 'I've come to India to work at the Aravind Medical Research F

A new research centre that aims to reduce the global burden of vaccine-preventable infections in people and animals has been launched at the University of Liverpool.

For the first time, researchers and health experts have undertaken a comprehensive analysis of the concerning situation in the World Health Organisation European Region regarding digital marketing to children of foods high in fats, salt and sugars.

Schmallenberg virus is unlikely to be circulating in the south of England, but more needs to be done to warn vets and farmers of future disease outbreaks, a new University of Liverpool study reports. Lack of Schmallenberg virus circulation makes governments, vets and farmers lose awareness, but decreasing herd immunity could lead to outbreaks in the years to come, the research suggests.

The University of Liverpool's Institute of Infection and Global Health is among the 25 leading research and public health organisations gathered in Recife, Brazil for the launch of ZikaPLAN (Zika Preparedness Latin American Network).

Georgia Drew is a PhD student at the University's Institute of Integrative Biology.

New research led by the University of Liverpool aims to improve the administration and availability of drug therapies to HIV patients through the use of nanotechnology. The research, conducted by the collaborative nanomedicine research programme led by Pharmacologist Professor Andrew Owen and Materials Chemist Professor Steve Rannard , examined the use of nanotechnology to improve the delivery of drugs to HIV patients.

The University of Liverpool's Skeletal Muscle Research Group has received more than £2m worth of funding to examine the causes and prevention of skeletal muscle mass loss and function as we age.

A young Indian scientist has won two prestigious fellowships to embark on brain infections research with the University of Liverpool's Institute of Infection and Global Health.

A study by the University of Liverpool and Arizona State University has found strong evidence of a link between wastewater disposal and earthquakes in Texas. Researchers studied four high-volume wells used for disposing wastewater, located near the epicentre of an earthquake, which occurred in 2012 in the city of Timpson, Texas.

Researchers from the University's Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease have been awarded a pump-priming grant to help develop a stem cell therapy for glaucoma.

The value to the economy of the eight most research-intensive universities in the Northern Powerhouse region is almost double that of the entire Premier League, a report reveals.

Edd Humphries is a PhD student at the University's Institute of Integrative Biology. 'My project is about understanding the delivery of blood to tissues. Blood vessels constantly change their diameter to match blood flow to tissue needs for oxygen and these adjustments are made by the contraction and relaxation of muscle cells within the blood vessel walls.

The University of Liverpool is leading a £3.2million EU project that will carry out interdisciplinary antimatter research and training in the latest scientific and technical developments in the field.