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The Hungry Brain
What connects Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, certain kinds of cancer and obesity? According to several recent studies, the microbiome as part of the gut-brain axis connects all of them and plays a pivotal role when it comes to disease etiology and treatment responsiveness. What connects Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, certain kinds of cancer and obesity? According to several recent studies, the microbiome as part of the gut-brain axis connects all of them and plays a pivotal role when it comes to disease etiology and treatment responsiveness.
Richard Thaler: No Regular Economist
From cashew nuts to behavioural economics: Hersh Shefrin provides a personal perspective on Nobel Laureate Richard Thaler's major contributions to research on people’s limited rationality, their perceptions about fairness and their lack of self-control.From cashew nuts to behavioural economics: Hersh Shefrin provides a personal perspective on Nobel Laureate Richard Thaler's major contributions to research on people’s limited rationality, their perceptions about fairness and their lack of self-control.
Immunotherapy: The Next Revolution in Cancer Treatment
In some cancer patients, harnessing their immune system to kill tumour cells can lead to long-term remission, but cancer immunotherapy still faces many challenges. In some cancer patients, harnessing their immune system to kill tumour cells can lead to long-term remission, but cancer immunotherapy still faces many challenges.
Resistant Bacteria vs. Antibiotics: A Fiercely Fought Battle
With drug resistances rising and 'jumping' between pathogens, innovative strategies are desperately neededWith drug resistances rising and 'jumping' between pathogens, innovative strategies are desperately needed
“Lindau Was a Lesson in Building Courage and Confidence”
Lindau Alumna Devaki Ghose reflects on #LiNoEcon and encourages young scientists to apply for the Lindau MeetingLindau Alumna Devaki Ghose reflects on #LiNoEcon and encourages young scientists to apply for the Lindau Meeting
Integrating Economics With Psychology – Prize in Economic Sciences 2017
The 2017 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel is awarded to Richard H. Thaler ‘for his contributions to behavioural economics’2017 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel is awarded to Richard H. Thaler ‘for his contributions to behavioural economics’
Towards a Nuclear-Free World
The Nobel Peace Prize 2017 is awarded to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN).The Nobel Peace Prize 2017 is awarded to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN).
Kazuo Ishiguro Awarded Nobel Prize in Literature
The Nobel Prize in Literature 2017 is awarded to Kazuo Ishiguro “who, in novels of great emotional force, has uncovered the abyss beneath our illusory sense of connection with the world.”The Nobel Prize in Literature 2017 is awarded to Kazuo Ishiguro “who, in novels of great emotional force, has uncovered the abyss beneath our illusory sense of connection with the world.”
Cool Microscope Technology – Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2017
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2017 was awarded to Jacques Dubochet, Joachim Frank, and Richard Henderson "for developing cryo-electron microscopy for the high-resolution structure determination of biomolecules in solution."The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2017 was awarded to Jacques Dubochet, Joachim Frank, and Richard Henderson "for developing cryo-electron microscopy for the high-resolution structure determination of biomolecules in solution."
Nobel Prize in Physics 2017 – the Discovery of Gravitational Waves
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2017 was awarded to Rainer Weiss, Kip S. Thorne, and Barry C. Barish "for decisive contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational waves"The Nobel Prize in Physics 2017 was awarded to Rainer Weiss, Kip S. Thorne, and Barry C. Barish "for decisive contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational waves"
The Workings of Our Inner Clock – Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2017
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2017 was awarded jointly to Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael W. Young “for their discoveries of molecular mechanisms controlling the circadian rhythm.”The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2017 was awarded jointly to Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael W. Young “for their discoveries of molecular mechanisms controlling the circadian rhythm.”