Dementia and Neurodegeneration Research Projects
Applying Systems and Restorative Neurology (SyReN)
On Parkinson’s disease:
On Dementia and Ageing:
- The PiPPIN (Pick’s disease and Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Prevalence and INcidence) study of FTD
- Action control and learning at the Cambridge Centre for Ageing and Neuroscience (see Cam-CAN)
- Decision making and dementia
- Genetic Frontotemporal Dementia Initiative (GENFI)
- PRePAReD: Prospective Evaluation of Parkinson’s Plus and Related Disorders
- NIMROD study of neuroinflammation in Dementia (see also the NIHR Clinical Research Network Portfolio)
- Understanding Cognition and Action in FTD
- MRC “Deep and Frequent Phenotyping” and membership of the UK Dementia Platform
- PROSPECT-M-UK on Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP), Multiple System Atrophy (MSA), and Corticobasal syndrome (CBS)
- Parkinson’s Plus Disorders (CCPP)
- Clinical trial NORAPS
- CUMIN C study
On Huntington’s disease:
In many of these studies we bring a multimodal approach, using neuroimaging techniques (functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging MRI, Positron emission tomography PET and Magnetoencephalography MEG), pharmacological treatments in combination with psychology and imaging, and computer modelling of behaviour and brain data in addition to epidemiology and genetics. For patients, this ensures patient-focussed high impact research. For junior doctors and researchers, it ensures a world class training in the UK’s leading environment for Neuroscience and Mental Health research and a dynamic but friendly department.
Funding:
Cambridge Centre for Parkinson’s Plus
Wellcome
James S. McDonnell Foundation
Parkinson’s UK
Huntington’s disease association
The Michael J Fox Foundation
Rosetrees Trust
NIHR Biomedical Research Centre
Medical Research Council
The Cure Parkinson’s Trust
The Evelyn Trust
European Commission
Wellcome/Medical Research Council Stem Cell Institute
UK Regenerative Platform
NIHR