AP Nobel prize laureates James P. Allison, left, and Tasuku Honjo are shown during the presentation in Stockholm on Oct. 1. STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded Monday to two researchers from the United States and Japan for advances in discovering how the body’s immune system can fight off the scourge of cancer. The 9-million-kronor ($1.01 million) prize will be shared by James Allison of the University of Texas Austin and Tasuku Honjo of Kyoto University. By stimulating the ability of our immune system to attack tumour cells, this year’s #NobelPrize laureates have established an entirely new principle for cancer therapy. pic.twitter.com/6HJWsXw4bE — The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) October 1, 2018Last year’s prize went to three Americans for work in identifying genes and proteins that work in the body’s biological clock, which affects functions such as sleep patterns, blood pressure and eating habits.

Source: Huffington Post October 01, 2018 09:36 UTC