Tag: Feng (Vankee) Lin
Named positions celebrate the work of Rochester’s faculty
The University’s Board of Trustees recently appointed eleven faculty members to named professorships in honor of their work as researchers, scholars, and teachers.
Training brains—young and old, sick and healthy—with virtual reality
Rochester researchers are using virtual reality-based brain training to better understand the brain’s plasticity in athletes who have experienced concussions and older adults with mild cognitive impairments. The goal? Improved therapeutic treatments patients can do at home.
Researchers identify brain region as possible target for dementia prevention
A School of Nursing study has found that older adults with excellent memories have more efficient connections between specific regions of the brain.
Lin honored as ‘Brilliant New Investigator’
Feng (Vankee) Lin will be presented with the Brilliant New Investigator Award from the Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science in Washington, D.C.
Hormonal link between depression, memory loss explored
Clinical trials are underway to determine whether IGF-1, an insulin-like hormone, could be an effective therapeutic agent to slow or prevent cognitive decline in people at risk.