Nobel Prize in Medicine Goes to Pioneers of Optogenetics, Which Controls Brain Cells With Light
Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for light-gated ion channels and optogenetics.
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Ig Nobel Prizes 2026: Cockroach Milk and Splash-Free Urinals Win in Zurich
The 2026 Ig Nobel Prizes left the US for Zurich. All ten winners, from a scientific definition of kissing to cockroach milk, and the research behind them.
FDA Clears a One-Protein Blood Test to Help Diagnose Alzheimer’s in Primary Care
The FDA cleared Roche’s Elecsys pTau217 blood test for adults 55 and over with memory symptoms. How it works, who it is for and what it cannot do.