Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine

UPDATED: Julius and Patapoutian win 2021 Nobel Prize in Medicine

American scientists David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian won the 2021 Nobel Prize for Medicine for discoveries of receptors for temperature and touch that could pave the way for new pain-killers,…

Nobel Prize for Medicine awarded for discovery of how cells sense and adapt to oxygen

Scientists William Kaelin, Peter Ratcliffe and Gregg Semenza have won this year's Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries of how cells sense and adapt to the availability…