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- Country: Australia
How pond algae led to a Nobel prize and a new way to study the brain
Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel won for optogenetics, a technique that uses light to switch brain cells on and off.
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- Country: Qatar
Nobel medicine prize honours US and German scientists for optogenetics work
The winners of the Nobel Prizes in physics, chemistry, literature, peace and economics will be announced in the week.
- Country: France
Michel Houellebecq, Emmanuel Carrère, qui aura le prix Nobel de littérature jeudi ?
Comme chaque année, les pronostics vont bon train. Sept Français figurent sur une liste de 90 écrivains choisis par les parieurs en ligne. Verdict jeudi 8 octobre.
- Country: United States
Nobel for medicine awarded to 3 scientists for work that helps map the brain
A method that controls nerve signals with light, developed by an American and two Germans, has provided greater understanding of Alzheimer’s and is used in efforts to restore sight.
- Country: Canada
U.S.-German trio wins medicine Nobel for illuminating the brain
The trio were honoured "for their discovery of a molecular switch for nerve cells", the Nobel Assembly said.
- Country: Canada
Nobel medicine prize goes to three scientists for research into brain activity
The Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded Monday to three scientists who created a tool using light to help unravel how the brain works. Karl Deisseroth, 54, Peter Hegemann, 71, and Georg Nagel, 73, have carried out research into light-gated ion channels and optogenetics.
- Country: India
Nobel medicine prize goes to three scientists for research into brain activity
- Country: Colombia
El dinero detrás de los Nobel y la herencia que permite premiar los aportes a la humanidad
Los primeros galardonados de este año son Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann y Georg Nagel, reconocidos por sus descubrimientos sobre la optogenética
- Country: Colombia
La IA eligió sus favoritos para los Nobel, pero Medicina se apartó de su principal apuesta
Las coincidencias entre chatbots no equivalen a una confirmación de las candidaturas. Sus respuestas recogen señales públicas, como premios anteriores
- Country: Italy
Un’alga e una luce blu: così è nata la scoperta che ha vinto il Nobel per la Medicina 2026
Il Quotidiano del Sud Un’alga e una luce blu: così è nata la scoperta che ha vinto il Nobel per la Medicina 2026 (Adnkronos) – In principio fu il buio: il cervello era una scatola nera, un mistero per la scienza. Poi un’alga speciale ha permesso ai vincitori del premio Nobel per la Medicina 2026 –…