Insights Back to resource centre 21 March 2023 Using CANTAB to understand more about depth of anaesthesia and post-operative cognitive dysfunction We caught up with Anders Aasheim from Oslo University Hospital who told us more about his team’s research in understanding the effect of anaesthesia on cognitive function. My name is Anders Aasheim, and I am a nurse anaesthetist and
Insights Back to resource centre 15 March 2023 My career story: Naomi McPartlan, Clinical Project Coordinator We chatted to Naomi about her role, her career to date and what advice she has for anyone thinking of a career in clinical trials and health technology.When did you join Cambridge Cognition and what is your role?I started at the beginning of July 2022 as
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Insights Back to resource centre 2 March 2023 How CANTAB can help to understand cognition in eating disorders During Eating Disorder Awareness Week (27th February – 5th March), Hannah Hickinbotham and Eleanor Rist reflect on the evidence around how cognition is affected in eating disorders, and how CANTAB® can be used for research in this area. Around 1.25 million people
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Insights Back to resource centre 22 February 2023 Assessments of ADAS-Cog administration quality are comparable across expert and non-expert reviewers This poster was presented at the ISCTM Annual Scientific Meeting in February 2023. Ecological validity and inter-/intra-rater reliability of clinical assessments depends on consistent rater adherence to the clinical administration guidelines unique to each assessment. For this reason, Quality Assurance
Insights Back to resource centre 6 October 2022 Understanding the effect of ashwagandha root extract on stress, sleep and cognition We caught up with Shefali Thanawala from Nutriventia Ltd who told us how CANTAB™ helped them to investigate the effects of Ashwagandha root extract on memory and focus in healthy, stressed adults. About Nutriventia, Ltd.Nutriventia Limited is the dietary supplements
Insights Back to resource centre 1 February 2023 The role of cognitive functions in the diagnosis of bipolar disorder: A machine learning model We caught up with Ercan Altınöz, Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Eskişehir Osmangazi University School of Medicine in Eskişehir, Turkey, who told us how combining CANTAB® tasks with machine learning may help to improve diagnosis of bipolar
Insights Back to resource centre 17 January 2023 How CANTAB can be used to overcome challenges in assessing cognition in people with intellectual disabilities Operational scientist Eleanor Rist explores how CANTAB™ assessments can be beneficial for studies involving people with intellectual disabilities. Intellectual disabilities, often referred to as learning disabilities in the UK, are generally defined as having an IQ
News Back to resource centre 11 January 2023 Cambridge Cognition and Winterlight Labs join forces to lead in voice and digital biomarkers for clinical trials Cambridge Cognition, which develops and markets digital solutions to assess brain health, is pleased to announce its acquisition of Winterlight, a leader in monitoring cognitive impairment through free-speech analysis.Both Cambridge Cognition and Winterlight share a
Insights Back to resource centre 6 January 2023 Using CANTAB to assess cognitive function in long-term Hodgkin lymphoma survivors We caught up with Dr Ferenc Magyari from the University of Debrecen, who told us how CANTAB™ has helped them to understand the long-term cognitive impact of Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. I started working as an internal medicine resident doctor at the University
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Insights Back to resource centre 5 December 2022 2022 CANTAB Research Grant: Carotenoid uptake and cognitive and visual outcomes in Ghanaian schoolchildren We caught up with the 2022 CANTAB™ Research Grant Primary Award Winner, Nana Aba Senuwah Ashon, who tells us how the grant will help to understand the role of carotenoid uptake on vision and cognition in Ghanaian schoolchildren.
