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The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine goes to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel for light-controlled ion channels and optogenetics, per the source brief. No primary papers or trial data are included, and clinical benefit is not established.
Scientists share insights on leading Nobel Prize contenders like leptin discoverer Jeffrey Friedman, pioneer of protein phase separation Anthony Hyman, and optogenetics innovator Karl Deisseroth ahead of the 2025 announcements.
New research reveals how different sleep stages in mice help the brain process new and old memories separately, preventing memory overwriting and shedding light on catastrophic forgetting.
