{"id":"1a5aaf9b-446c-46fd-a76b-97c6a0cc6636","url":"https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/05/world/science-health/2026-nobel-prize-medicine/","domain":"japantimes.co.jp","outlet":{"name":"The Japan Times","country":"JP","cred":4,"lean":0,"curated":true},"title":"Scientists win Nobel Prize in medicine for work on ‘light-gated ion channels and optogenetics’","plainHeadline":"Scientists win 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for optogenetics","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel win the 2026 Nobel Prize.","Prize honors discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics.","Laureates named by Karolinska Institute’s Nobel Assembly in Sweden.","Prize amount 12 million Swedish crowns ($1.2 million) to be shared.","Awards announced Monday by the Nobel Prize organization."],"topics":["Science","Health","Education"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-05T09:34:00.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-05T10:15:46.551Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/40462464-34b5-4ae3-b681-4bc1ce3e25f8","storyId":"40462464-34b5-4ae3-b681-4bc1ce3e25f8","image":"https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2026/10/05/566918.jpg","author":"No Author","dek":"Scientists Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine."}