Photopharmacology: Optoswitches turn pain off and sight on
Wednesday, February 26, 2014 - 18:50
in Health & Medicine
Photoreactive compounds developed by scientists of Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich directly modulate nerve-cell function, and open new routes to the treatment of neurological diseases, including chronic pain and certain types of visual impairment.