Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2026(nobelprize.org)
128 points by Anon84 | 26 comments
Official Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet press release dated 5 October 2026 announcing the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2026.
#medical-research on Hacker News
11 stories tagged medical-research, newest first.
Colorectal Cancer Is Rising Among the Young, Even Kids and Teens(gizmodo.com)
14 points by gumby | 1 comments
Gizmodo article reporting research that colorectal cancer is rising in people 20 and under, often aggressive and diagnosed late, and differs from adult disease.
Semaglutide linked to lower predicted dementia risk(alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com)
469 points by randycupertino | 370 comments
A Wiley Alzheimer's & Dementia journal article on semaglutide's association with lower predicted dementia risk; the capture shows a Cloudflare verification page.
Why has there been so little progress on Alzheimer's disease?(freakonomics.com)
406 points by chiefalchemist | 282 comments
A Freakonomics Radio podcast episode on why research into Alzheimer's disease has made so little progress; the capture shows a Cloudflare verification page.
Alzheimer’s disease can be reversed in animal models? Study(case.edu)
457 points by thunderbong | 111 comments
Case Western Reserve University news release on a study reporting that Alzheimer's disease was reversed, with full neurological recovery, in animal models.
60k kids have avoided peanut allergies due to 2015 advice, study finds(cbsnews.com)
329 points by zdw | 294 comments
CBS News article reporting a study finding about 60,000 children avoided peanut allergies after 2015 guidance to introduce peanuts to infants early.
Type 1 diabetes reversed by new cell transplantation technique(newatlas.com)
480 points by 01-_- | 114 comments
New Atlas article reporting on a new islet cell transplantation technique that reversed type 1 diabetes.
Common food dye found to make skin and muscle temporarily transparent(theguardian.com)
332 points by _Microft | 136 comments
Guardian news article on researchers finding that a common food dye can make skin and muscle temporarily transparent, potentially aiding detection of injuries or tumours.
Scientists discover a cause of lupus, possible way to reverse it(news.feinberg.northwestern.edu)
775 points by adamredwoods | 172 comments
Northwestern Medicine news article reporting that researchers identified cellular defects driving lupus and a possible way to reverse them.
Simple exercise to eliminate gastroesophageal reflux (2022)(ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
424 points by drones | 180 comments
A 2022 Cureus journal article hosted on PubMed Central describing a simple exercise intended to eliminate gastroesophageal reflux.
Significant breakthrough in search for Parkinson's biomarker(michaeljfox.org)
459 points by sandGorgon | 166 comments
Michael J. Fox Foundation press release announcing a significant breakthrough in the search for a Parkinson's disease biomarker.