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Clinical Neurosciences

Welcome to the Department of Clinical Neurosciences. 

Our mission is to improve the lives of people with neurological disorders. 

We are embedded within Cambridge University Hospitals, allowing our research questions to stem from problems we have encountered in the clinic, and to directly address the needs of patients and families. We work in partnership with the Departments of Psychiatry, Genetics and Paediatrics, to improve Brain and Mind Health, through life, together.

We investigate the mechanisms of brain disease and injury, to devise new diagnostics and treatments, as well as using large data to improve the way we deliver current treatments. Our work has already led to new treatments in use world-wide.

Professor Alasdair Coles
Head of Department

 


 



Latest news

Cambridge-Nigeria research collaboration to advance hypertension imaging

13 August 2025

Professor Ganiyat Oloyede, a leading expert in Medicinal Chemistry from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, recently completed a research visit to the Molecular Imaging Chemistry Laboratory (MICL) in Cambridge. Her stay, from June 5th to 22nd, marks a significant step in a collaborative project with MICL Director, Professor...

First ever mitochondrial disease treatment approved by NHS England

7 August 2025

The first ever treatment for a mitochondrial condition has been approved for use on the NHS in England in a major breakthrough in the fight against the disease. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has announced the approval of Idebenone (Raxone) for the treatment of Leber’s Hereditary Optic...

News - The Times: Tim Rittman features in UK Biobank project

16 July 2025

Dr Timothy Rittman was featured in the Times on the coverage of the 100,000th person scanned for the whole body scanning project by UK Biobank. His lab have been using some of the first tranches of scanning data for research on Alzheimer's disease and rarer neurodegenerative disorders. Read the article mentioning Dr...