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The winner of the 2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology is announced by the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm

Health Oct 04

WATCH: 3 scientists win Nobel Prize in medicine for studying mysteries of the brain

By Kostya Manenkov, Lauran Neergaard, Adithi Ramakrishnan, Associated Press

Health Oct 01

Penn Medicine scientists Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman, who won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
WATCH: Nobel in medicine goes to scientists whose work on mRNA led to COVID vaccine

Hungarian-American Katalin Karikó and American Drew Weissman were cited for contributing vaccine development during what the panel that awarded the prize called “one of the greatest threats to human health in modern times.”…

By David Keyton, Mike Corder, Associated Press

Health Oct 02

Svante Pääbo
WATCH: Swedish scientist wins Nobel Prize in medicine for human evolution discoveries

Svante Paabo spearheaded the development of new techniques that allowed researchers to compare the genome of modern humans and our closest extinct relatives, the Neanderthals and Denisovans.

By David Keyton, Frank Jordans, Laura Ungar, Associated Press

Science Apr 18

The pigs were dead. But four hours later, scientists restored cellular functions in their brains. Photo by Simone van den Berg/via Adobe
Scientists restore some vitality in dead pig brains -- but without consciousness?

The pigs were dead. But four hours later, scientists restored some cellular functions in their brains.

By Sharon Begley, STAT

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