Category Archives: Medicine

Topics: Medicine, Nobel Laureate, Nobel Prize Press release The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet has today decided to award the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine to Svante Pääbo for his discoveries concerning the genomes of extinct hominins and human evolution Humanity has always been intrigued by its origins. Where do we come from, andContinue reading “The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2022…”

Topics: Medicine, Nobel Laureate, Nobel Prize The discovery of Hepatitis C virusThe 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is awarded to Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles M. Rice for the discovery of Hepatitis C virus. Hepatitis, from the Greek names for liver and inflammation, is a disease characterized by poor appetite, vomiting,Continue reading “Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine…”