{"id":"e12d808b-8863-4ee1-8475-b3b2f301675c","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/oct/05/nobel-prize-medicine-2026-winner","domain":"theguardian.com","outlet":{"name":"The Guardian","country":"GB","cred":4,"lean":-1,"curated":true,"owner":"Guardian Media Group"},"title":"Nobel prize in medicine 2026 awarded for research on mysteries of brain","plainHeadline":"Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine 2026 awarded for brain research","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Three scientists win the 2026 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for brain research.","Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel share the award for optogenetics.","Prize recognizes discoveries about light-gated ion channels and optogenetics.","Winners will share 12 million Swedish kronor (about £901,500).","This marks the 117th Nobel Prize in the category; 14 of 235 laureates have been women."],"topics":["Science","Health","Education"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-05T09:52:07.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-05T10:00:22.103Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/e5fbe9e6-5608-4f89-9687-8e479b05d63f","storyId":"e5fbe9e6-5608-4f89-9687-8e479b05d63f","image":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/0523aa8cb2a2e3c1308400950b7a9d669143d373/486_391_6120_4896/master/6120.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=fa5affbcbcf0ff09101c7decb2162d36","author":"Nicola Davis Science correspondent","dek":"Three scientists to share 12m Swedish kronor prize for their work on ‘light-gated ion channels and optogenetics’"}