Nobel Prize week opens in Stockholm with the medicine award, AP News reports.
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5 Oct, 09:37ZGerman and US scientists win Nobel Prize in medicine
First reportAP News · 5 Oct, 07:01Z
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Nobel Prize week opened in Stockholm with the medicine award, AP News reports.
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The medicine award begins the annual Nobel Prize announcements.
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Further Nobel Prize announcements will follow during the week.
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- Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel win Nobel Prize in medicine.
- The prize honors their discoveries in the field of medicine.
- The announcement recognizes contributions by three scientists to neuroscience.
- The Nobel Prize highlights advancements in understanding neurological processes.
- The prize is awarded by the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institute.
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- 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.
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- Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine 2026 awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel.
- Award honors discoveries on light-gated ion channels and optogenetics.
- Optogenetics combines optics and genetics to non-invasively stimulate neurons.
- Scientists say the method reveals neural circuits linked to memories, feelings and behaviors.
- Prize ceremony in Stockholm on December 10; each prize worth 12 million kronor.
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- Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel win the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine.
- Prize awarded for discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics.
- Prize is the first Nobel announced that week; ceremonies in Stockholm December 10.
- Each prize carries 12 million Swedish kronor (~€1 million or $1.2 million).
- The 2025 prize recipients were Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimun Sakaguchi for immune tolerance.