Scientists win Nobel Prize in medicine for work on ‘light-gated ion channels and optogenetics’
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- ABC (Spain)seen 8 Oct, 06:15headline rewritten
Nobel Medicina a K. Deisseroth, P. Hegemann y G. Nagel por sus descubrimientos de la optogenéticaUn alga unicelular, un rayo de luz y una cura para la ceguera: por qué la optogenética se merecía el Nobel de Medicina 2026
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Mon, 5 October 2026
52 reports- El País (Spain)09:15first to report
El Instituto Karolinska de Estocolmo reconoce a los científicos creadores de la optogenética por sentar “las bases de una nueva era en la neurociencia”
- ABC (Spain)09:32edited after publishing
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Nobel Medicina a K. Deisseroth, P. Hegemann y G. Nagel por sus descubrimientos de la optogenéticaComprender cómo una masa de poco más de un kilo de materia gris es capaz de albergar recuerdos de la infancia, generar empatía o dictar el ritmo de nuestros latidos ha sido, durante siglos, el gran enigma de la biología. A mediados del siglo XX, Francis Crick, codescubridor de la doble hélice del ADN, intuyó que para desentrañar esa maraña de conexiones haría falta una herramienta casi mágica : una forma de activar y desactivar neuronas individuales a la velocidad del rayo. Crick llegó a...
- Polsat News (Poland)09:33
Poznaliśmy pierwszych laureatów tegorocznych Nagród Nobla. Wyróżnienie w dziedzinie medycyny otrzymali Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann i Georg Nagel za ich odkrycia dotyczące światłoczułych kanałów jonowych i optogenetyki. Tegoroczna edycja jest wyjątkowa, ponieważ przypada w 125-lecie tego prestiżowego wyróżnienia. Z tej okazji zwycięzcy otrzymają rekordową sumę 12 mln koron szwedzkich.
- El Mundo (Spain)09:33
«La optogenética ofrece oportunidades para mapear el cerebro de una manera con la que antes solo podíamos soñar», ha señalado la Academia Sueca Leer
- Japan Times09:34
Scientists Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel won the 2026 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine.
- Il Fatto Quotidiano (Italy)09:34
Il premio Nobel per la Fisiologia o la Medicina a Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann e Georg Nagel “per le loro scoperte relative ai canali ionici sensibili alla luce e all’optogenetica”. L’Accademia di Stoccolma, come ogni anno, ha avviato la settimana degli annunci dei premi per i ricercatori e gli scienziati che si sono distinti per […] L'articolo Nobel per la Medicina all’optogenetica: premiata la scoperta che “accende” la luce sui misteri del cervello proviene da Il Fatto Quotidiano .
- La Repubblica (Italy)09:34Nobel per la Medicina a Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann e Georg Nagel sugli interruttori dei neuroni
Sono studiosi del cervello e si sono occupati di optogenetica, una tecnica che permette di accendere e spegnere i neuroni nelle cavie. I premi sono arrivati alla 125esima edizione
- Der Spiegel (Germany)09:37
Sie legten die Grundlage für die sogenannte Optogenetik: Den Medizin-Nobelpreis erhalten die drei Grundlagenforscher Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann und Georg Nagel.
- DW Top Stories09:37
Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel won the award for discoveries that provide new insights into how we might treat blindness, depression, addiction and dementia.
- Le Figaro (France)09:39
Le Nobel de médecine a été décerné à l’Américain Karl Deisseroth et aux Allemands Peter Hegemann et Georg Nagel.
- ČT24 (Czechia)09:40
Objev optogenetiky natolik posunul lidské poznání, že za něj jeho autoři dostali Nobelovu cenu za medicínu a fyziologii. Oznámil to v pondělí dopoledne Švédský Karolínský institut.
- Libération (France)09:40
Le prix Nobel de médecine est décerné cette année à un trio de chercheurs allemands et américain pour leurs travaux sur le contrôle de l’activité de cellules ciblées, notamment les neurones, à l’aide de la lumière.
- Le Monde (France)09:41
Le trio a découvert une méthode qui permet de montrer comment les cellules nerveuses façonnent les souvenirs, les émotions et les comportements dans le cerveau.
- South China Morning Post09:45
American Karl Deisseroth and Germans Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on Monday for developing optogenetics, a technique that uses light to control individual nerve cells in the brain. The Nobel Assembly of Sweden’s Karolinska Institute said Deisseroth, 54, Hegemann, 71, and Nagel, 73, had been selected for their “discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics”. “This method [optogenetics] makes it possible to switch on, or...
- tportal (Croatia)09:46
Nagrada je dodijeljena 'za njihova otkrića u vezi sa svjetlosno kontroliranim ionskim kanalima i optogenetikom', istaknuli su iz Odbora za Nobela
- Index.hr (Croatia)09:48
NOBELOVA nagrada za fiziologiju ili medicinu za 2026. dodijeljena je znanstvenicima Karlu Deisserothu, Peteru Hegemannu i Georgu Nagelu za otkrića ionskih kanala i razvoj polja optogenetike.
- France Info (France)09:48
Leurs découvertes concernent les canaux ioniques activés par la lumière et l'optogénétique. Cette méthode "permet de démontrer comment les cellules nerveuses façonnent les souvenirs, les émotions et les comportements dans le cerveau vivant".
- The Guardian World09:52
Three scientists to share 12m Swedish kronor prize for their work on ‘light-gated ion channels and optogenetics’ The Nobel prize in physiology or medicine 2026 has been awarded to three scientists for their work on investigating the mysteries of the brain. Karl Deisseroth of both Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Stanford University, Peter Hegemann of the Humboldt University of Berlin, and Georg Nagel of the University of Würzburg have been awarded the prize “for their discoveries concerning...
- Times of India09:55
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been conferred upon Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel for their pioneering work on light-gated ion channels and the innovative optogenetics technique. This advancement permits researchers to manipulate the activity of nerve cells in living brains, which holds promise for neuroscience and future medical treatments targeting visual impairments and various neural disorders.
- Novinky (Czechia)09:55
Švédský Karolinský institut oznámil laureáty Nobelovy ceny za fyziologii a lékařství pro rok 2026. Jsou jimi americký neurovědec Karl Deisseroth a němečtí biofyzici Peter Hegemann a Georg Nagel. Ocenění dostali za výzkum fungování nervových buněk v mozku, konkrétně za objevy týkající se světlem řízených iontových kanálů a optogenetiky.
- N1 Info (Croatia)09:57
Znanstvenici Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann i Georg Nagel osvojili su Nobelovu nagradu za fiziologiju ili medicinu za "otkrića vezana uz ionske kanal
- iRozhlas (Czechia)10:01
Nobelovu cenu za fyziologii a lékařství dnes získali Američan Karl Deisseroth a Němci Peter Hegemann a Georg Nagel za výzkum fungování nervových buněk v mozku. Oceněni byli za objevy týkající se „světlem řízených iontových kanálů a optogenetiky“, uvedl švédský Karolínský institut, který cenu uděluje.
- Il Fatto Quotidiano (Italy)10:09
I vincitori del Premio Nobel per la Medicina di quest’anno, Peter Hegemann e Georg Nagel, hanno scoperto una proteina straordinaria, la canalorodopsina, in un’alga unicellulare chiamata Chlamydomonas, un’alga che cera la luce. Il premio Nobel Nagel ha utilizzato ovociti di rana per studiare le proteine. Ha iniettato, separatamente, copie di due geni della Chlamydomonas in […] L'articolo Nobel per la Medicina – Da un’alga che cerca la luce una risposta ai meccanismi del cervello. Cos’è la...
- BBC News World10:10
US psychiatrist and neurologist Karl Deisseroth and his German colleagues Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel have been awarded for their work.
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- Le Monde English5 Oct, 09:51their copy
- NPR News10:11
The Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded Monday to three scientists working on the mechanisms the brain uses to switch on, or off, the activity of individual nerve cells.
- Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany)10:26
Wie lassen sich Zellen gezielt mit optischen Reizen an- und ausschalten? Peter Hegemann und Georg Nagel sowie der US-Forscher Karl Deisseroth werden für ihre Entdeckungen im Bereich der Optogenetik ausgezeichnet.
- ABC News (Australia)10:34
The prize went to scientists working on the mechanisms the brain uses to switch the activity of individual nerve cells on or off.
- RMF24 (Poland)10:36
Przełom w badaniach nad mózgiem. Tegoroczny Nobel przyznany za prace nad optogenetyką
- Die Zeit (Germany)10:38
Peter Hegemann, Georg Nagel und der US-Wissenschaftler Karl Deisseroth zeigten, wie Zellen per Licht an- und ausgeschaltet werden. Das revolutionierte die Hirnforschung.
- Wirtualna Polska (Poland)11:02
Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann i Georg Nagel to tegoroczni laureaci Nagrody Nobla z dziedziny medycyny lub fizjologii. Jak ogłosił w poniedziałek w Sztokholmie Komitet Noblowski, zostali oni docenieni za odkrycia dotyczące aktywowanych światłem kanałów jonowych i optogenetyki. Ich prace pozwoliły obserwować w żywym mózgu, jak powstają wspomnienia, uczucia i zachowania.
- iDNES (Czechia)11:10
Tak jako v minulých letech se i letos počítalo s tím, že Nobelovu cenu za fyziologii a lékařství nezíská jen jeden laureát. To se potvrdilo, když si letošní ocenění odnesla trojice laureátů Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann a Georg Nagel. Výbor je ocenil za objevy týkající se světlem řízených iontových kanálů a optogenetiky.
- Tagesschau (Germany)12:27
Ein Berliner, ein Würzburger und ein US-Amerikaner erhalten den Medizin-Nobelpreis. Peter Hegemann, Georg Nagel und Karl Deisseroth teilen sich die Auszeichnung. Ihre Arbeit zeige, wie Nervenzellen im Gehirn Erinnerungen, Gefühle und Verhaltensweisen formen.
- openthemagazine.com12:46
Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel are honoured for turning an algal protein into a tool that lets scientists switch nerve cells on and off with light
- Dnevnik.hr (Croatia)12:51
- ANSA (Italy)13:06
Per avere gettato le basi dell'optogenetica
- Anadolu Agency (AA)13:23
Nobel Assembly says discoveries have rapidly gained global impact
- 24sata (Croatia)13:45
"Sva su trojica rekla istu stvar - smatraju da je predivno primiti nagradu zajedno s ostalom dvojicom, a međusobno se nazivaju prijateljima", poručuje Thomas Perlmann, glavni tajnik Nobelove skupštine...
- Anadolu Agency (AA)14:09
Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel were recognized for discoveries that made it possible to control nerve cells with light
- Channel News Asia14:13
American psychiatrist and neurologist Karl Deisseroth and German scientists Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel won the Nobel Prize in Medicine for discoveries that allow researchers to control nerve cells using light.
- Al Jazeera English14:18
The winners of the Nobel Prizes in physics, chemistry, literature, peace and economics will be announced in the week.
- Tagesschau (Germany)14:53
Eine Grünalge lieferte den entscheidenden Baustein: Mit der Optogenetik lassen sich Nervenzellen durch Licht steuern. Dafür erhalten Peter Hegemann, Georg Nagel und Karl Deisseroth den Medizin-Nobelpreis. Von Doris Tromballa.
- Der Spiegel (Germany)15:23
Der Medizin-Nobelpreis geht in diesem Jahr an zwei Deutsche und einen US-Forscher. Sie haben einen detaillierten Blick in Gehirne möglich gemacht. Das könnte zu bahnbrechenden Therapien führen.
- dominicanrepublicpost.com15:34
American scientist Karl Deisseroth and Germans Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel have won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their pioneering
- Die Zeit (Germany)15:36
Zwei Deutsche und ein US-Amerikaner erhalten den Medizinnobelpreis. Was hinter ihrer Forschung zur Optogenetik steckt. Und: Überraschende Neuwahlen für Spanien
- Le Monde (France)16:57
En insérant certaines protéines dans la membrane de cellules nerveuses, les trois lauréats, Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann et Georg Nagel, sont parvenus à les « allumer » ou les « éteindre » à volonté. Avec un double enjeu : percer les secrets du cerveau et développer des traitements innovants.
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- Le Monde English6 Oct, 02:18their copy
- ANSA (Italy)17:07
Hanno 'acceso la luce' sul cervello gettando le base dell'optogenetica, la disciplina che combina genetica e ottica per studiare il comportamento delle cellule.
- ANSA (Italy)17:07
Hanno 'acceso la luce' sul cervello gettando le base dell'optogenetica, la disciplina che combina genetica e ottica per studiare il comportamento delle cellule.
- Die Zeit (Germany)17:07
Eine Revolution der Hirnforschung bringt zwei Deutschen und einem Amerikaner den Nobelpreis: Mit Licht und Gentherapie knipsen sie Nervenzellen an und aus.
- naharnet.com17:30
The Nobel medicine prize was awarded Monday to U.S. psychiatrist and neurologist Karl Deisseroth and German scientists Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel for their pioneering work in the neuroscience field of optogenetics. Optogenetics involves...
- Tagesschau (Germany)19:37
Der Algenforscher Peter Hegemann hat Grund zum Feiern: Gemeinsam mit zwei weiteren Forschern erhält er den Medizin-Nobelpreis. In den tagesthemen berichtet er vom Nutzen der Optogenetik - und fordert mehr Mut von der Politik.
- Google News - Top Stories19:59
Karl Deisseroth wins Nobel Prize Stanford University Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Is Awarded for Discoveries in Neuroscience The New York Times Stanford professor wins Nobel Prize for breakthrough in controlling nerve cells with light Palo Alto Online The Nobel for medicine goes to lighting up the brain The Economist 2026 Nobel laureate learned techniques from a UTSW scientist Dallas News
- Google News - Top Stories20:39
US and German scientists win Nobel medicine prize for work on light and brain Reuters Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Is Awarded for Discoveries in Neuroscience The New York Times Karl Deisseroth wins Nobel Prize Stanford University Stanford professor wins Nobel Prize for breakthrough in controlling nerve cells with light paloaltoonline.com The Nobel for medicine goes to lighting up the brain The Economist
Tue, 6 October 2026
4 reports- tnledger.com02:30
- theyeshivaworld.com02:30
The Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded Monday to three scientists whose work led to a tool that uses light to help unravel how the brain works. Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel have carried out research into light-gated ion channels and optogenetics. The Nobel Assembly lauded their work and said their tool is […]
- Times of India06:50
Karl Deisseroth received the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for pioneering optogenetics. Following the announcement, he swiftly returned to his family routine by preparing sandwiches for his children. His wife, Dr. Michelle Monje-Deisseroth, was less surprised by the news due to Karl's work ethic. Their son, Alexander, and teenage children expressed pride in their father's achievement.
- Wirtualna Polska (Poland)09:41
Peter Hegemann, jeden z laureatów tegorocznej Nagrody Nobla w dziedzinie medycyny, nie przypuszczał, że kontaktuje się z nim Komitet Noblowski. Myślał, że to ktoś od reklamy.
Wed, 7 October 2026
2 reports- Die Zeit (Germany)07:35
Die Medizinnobelpreisträger helfen, das Hirn zu durchleuchten. Nur sehen sie nicht, wie sich Gefühle oder Verhalten formen. In Wahrheit haben wir eine Behörde im Kopf.
- iRozhlas (Czechia)19:40
Americký neurovědec Karl Deisseroth získal spolu s Peterem Hegemannem a Georgem Nagelem Nobelovu cenu za fyziologii a lékařství. Výbor ocenil jejich objevy vedoucí ke vzniku optogenetiky, která umožňuje pomocí světla ovládat aktivitu jednotlivých nervových buněk v živém mozku.
Thu, 8 October 2026
2 reports- Euronews08:01
US scientist Karl Deisseroth had a memorable way of sharing the news that he had won the Nobel Prize in Medicine. In images released by Stanford University, Deisseroth can be seen telling his two daughters and his son about the award.
- Al Jazeera English13:20
Video shows US scientist Karl Deisseroth breaking the news to his son and two daughters that he won the Nobel Prize.
Sun, 11 October 2026
1 report- thestar.com.my20:00
The ability to switch on and off the brain's nerve cells with light has enabled research into many areas of medicine.
Thu, 15 October 2026
1 report- theconversation.com12:45
Optogenetics, a field that started with an algae gene, is shedding light on new treatments for eye and neuropsychiatric conditions.