Nobel Prize in Medicine: Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel honoured for optogenetics
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GermanyBerlin is first to reap the reward of a fundamental research project born out of a green algae, led by two German researchers from Humboldt and Wurtzbourg.
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BelgiumBrussels retains from the Nobel the therapeutic hope: the "light switch" of neurons sheds light on depression, addiction, and retinal diseases, with an expert from KU Leuven as a guarantee.
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the narrative highlights the Berlin and German roots of the winners, with congratulations from Berlin authorities.
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medical applications are reported based on statements from the Karolinska, without external input on clinical trials.
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BelgiumTherapeutic framework
La Libre mentions degenerative retinal diseases in its title, while the cited Nobel jury talks about neuroscience.
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La Libre first presents optical coherence tomography before mentioning optogenetics.