Q&A: Nobel Prize-winning researcher and BU grad discusses vaccine development, vaccine hesitancy, and preparing for another pandemic
Weissman was jointly awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Medicine with Katalin Karikó for discoveries which made COVID-19 ...
The measles vaccine, developed at Boston Children’s Hospital, spared millions from misery
Long before the measles vaccine became the target of those who mistrust the science, a Boston researcher enthralled the world ...
Study identifies gut sensor that propels intestines to move
After every meal, the intestines perform an action called peristalsis—moving food through their hollow interiors with ...
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Women Nobel laureates: A journey through time and nations
Since the inception of the Nobel Prizes in 1901, these prestigious awards have recognised individuals who have made ...
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Gerty Cori: Her Life and Career
Gerty Theresa Cori (1896-1957) was a trailblazing biochemist whose work fundamentally reformed our understanding of how cellular energy is stored and ...
Why Marie Curie’s coffin lined with lead and still remains radioactive even after 100 years
Marie Curie made groundbreaking discoveries in radioactivity, earning her two Nobel Prizes. She discovered polonium and ...
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Women in Medicine: A List of Pioneers
Historically, women have faced barriers to entering the field of medicine, being relegated to roles as caregivers rather than recognized as physicians and surgeons. Before 1847, US medical schools ...
New research upends traditional views on how synaptic plasticity supports memory and learning
As animals experience new things, the connections between neurons, called synapses, strengthen or weaken in response to ...
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Discoveries that changed the world: Meet UC’s women Nobel laureates
If Andrea Ghez had listened to her critics, one of the galaxy’s greatest mysteries might yet remain unsolved. The UCLA astronomer won the 2020 Nobel Prize in physics for proving the existence of a ...
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‘A Primordial RNA Alphabet’: Nobel laureate discusses the origin of life at annual Weissman Lecture
Nobel Laureate and University of Chicago professor Jack Szostak delivered two lectures on the origin of life to an audience of professors, graduate, and undergraduate students the Monday and Tuesday ...
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Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Awarded to Victor Ambros, Gary Ruvkun
On Oct. 2024, biologists Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discovery and description of microRNA, an RNA fragment.Shannon Horning/ ...
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US biochemist researching treatment of HIV and coronaviruses wins Israel’s Wolf Prize
(Wolf Foundation via AP) JERUSALEM (AP) — An American biochemist whose research has helped scientists make inroads into treating coronavirus and HIV has won this year’s Wolf Prize, a prestigious ...