Tag Archives: Juana Gallar

Juana Gallar appointed as the new director of the Institute for Neurosciences UMH-CSIC

The Official Gazette of the Miguel Hernández University (UMH) of Elche has published the resolution appointing researcher Juana Gallar as the new director of the Institute for Neurosciences (IN), a joint center of the UMH and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC). The UMH Professor of Physiology succeeds researcher Ángel Barco and becomes the first […]

Light to relieve dry eye: a photosensitive molecule modulates corneal nerve activity

The study, led by the IN UMH-CSIC, demonstrates that optopharmacology can modulate corneal nerve hyperactivity without suppressing its protective function. The findings, published in the journal British Journal of Pharmacology, open the door to localized and reversible treatments to relieve ocular discomfort. Photo: The team from the Ocular Neurobiology Laboratory who participated in the study: […]

The Institute for Neurosciences takes part in a European project to improve treatments for rare eye diseases

The Ocular Neurobiology laboratory at the Institute for Neurosciences, a joint center of Miguel Hernández University (UMH) in Elche and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), is participating in the European project RESTORE VISION, an ambitious initiative aimed at developing new treatments for rare eye diseases such as aniridia and neurotrophic keratopathy. With €8 million […]