Nobel Prize awarded for showing inner workings of brain
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On October 5, 2026, this year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was announced.The winners are Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel.The reason for the award is the discovery of light-controllable ion channels and optogenetics.
The unveiling of this year's awards is now underway. Here's what to know about the winners who have been announced—and the honors yet to come.
Predictions for the 2026 Nobel Prizes in science highlight significant contributions in areas like GLP-1 research and cancer therapies. Carl June is mentioned for his role in developing CAR-T cell therapy for cancer treatment.
The two scientists won the prize in chemistry "for the discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis."
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (KVA) will announce the recipients of this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry in Stockholm on Wednesday, the third prize to be announced so far this year. The