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08-10-2025
US scientist Dr. Fred Ramsdell won the Nobel Prize in medicine while on a three-week off-grid hike with his wife Laura O'Neill in Montana. His wife received numerous text messages informing her of his win, which she shared with him, initially met with skepticism. They later found a phone signal and Dr. Ramsdell contacted the Nobel Committee, eventually speaking to his fellow laureates and officials. The prize was awarded for research into how the immune system attacks hostile infections.
Entities: Dr. Fred Ramsdell, Laura O'Neill, Montana, Nobel Prize, BBC • Tone: positive • Sentiment: positive • Intent: inform
08-10-2025
Three scientists, Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Dr. Shimon Sakaguchi, have been awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine for their discoveries related to peripheral immune tolerance. The trio's work revealed a new mechanism by which the body regulates the immune system, involving regulatory T cells and the Foxp3 gene. Their findings have opened up new avenues for research into autoimmune diseases and cancer, and have been hailed as decisive for our understanding of the immune system. The award is the first of the 2025 Nobel Prize announcements, and the trio will share the prize money of 11 million Swedish kronor.
Entities: Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, Shimon Sakaguchi, Nobel Prize in medicine, Institute for Systems Biology • Tone: neutral • Sentiment: positive • Intent: inform
08-10-2025
Three scientists, John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret, and John M. Martinis, won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for their research on quantum tunneling, which is advancing digital technology and has the potential to supercharge computing and communications. Their work in the 1980s laid the foundation for the development of quantum technology, including quantum cryptography, quantum computers, and quantum sensors. The Nobel committee praised the laureates' contributions, saying that their discovery is the basis of quantum computing and that quantum mechanics is the foundation of all digital technology.
Entities: John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret, John M. Martinis, Nobel Prize in Physics, University of California, Berkeley • Tone: neutral • Sentiment: positive • Intent: inform
08-10-2025
American scientist Fred Ramsdell won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine along with Mary Brunkow and Shimon Sakaguchi for their work on how the immune system spares healthy cells. Ramsdell and his wife were hiking off-grid in Wyoming when they were informed of the award, with his wife initially screaming upon seeing the news on her phone, causing Ramsdell to think she had seen a bear. The Nobel Assembly had difficulty reaching the couple as they were in a remote area without cell phone reception. The discovery made by the three scientists relates to peripheral immune tolerance and could lead to new treatments for autoimmune diseases and cancer.
Entities: Fred Ramsdell, Mary Brunkow, Shimon Sakaguchi, Nobel Prize, Nobel Assembly • Tone: neutral • Sentiment: positive • Intent: inform
