Research news

A groundbreaking trial exploring the potential of blood tests to diagnose dementia is now underway in CPFT,to help improve the UK’s diagnosis rate.

CPFT researchers are asking people with lived experience of dementia to share their views on research and which treatments should be tested to try and beat dementia

Psychologist Dr Ratko Radakovic has received an international award and recognition for his outstanding research in ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), a disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, causing loss of muscle control

Antibiotics, antivirals, vaccinations and anti-inflammatory medication are associated with reduced risk of dementia, according to new research with CPFT that looked at health data from over 130 million individuals

CPFT’s first honorary nurse consultant in palliative care, Dr Ben Bowers, has been awarded a Fellowship of the Queen's Nursing Institute at their annual awards

A new study with CPFT has demonstrated for the first time how and why music therapy can reduce distress and agitation and improve wellbeing for people with advanced dementia

Mental health researchers and clinicians in Cambridge have partnered with researchers in Birmingham and Bristol on a national study to test if treating inflammation can improve recovery from psychosis

People across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough with severe mental health conditions now have the opportunity to take part in local groundbreaking clinical trials, to assess if empathogens and psychedelics can help people with treatment-resistant conditions

CPFT is one of the local health partners joining a multi-million-pound, three-year collaboration with the Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA), the UK Government’s new research funding agency, to innovate brain healthcare

Two allied health professionals, who joined CPFT’s Cambridge Rehabilitation Unit this year, shared their research on spinal cord injury at the International Spinal Cord Society Annual Meeting last month