David Julius, Ardem Patapoutian get Nobel Prize 2021 in Medicine

Bhubaneswar: David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian have won the Nobel Prize 2021 in Medicine for their discoveries of receptors for temperature and touch.

The announcement was made by a panel at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm.

BREAKING NEWS:
The 2021 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded jointly to David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian “for their discoveries of receptors for temperature and touch.” pic.twitter.com/gB2eL37IV7

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Intensive ongoing research originating from this year’s #NobelPrize awarded discoveries focuses on elucidating their functions in a variety of physiological processes. This knowledge is being used to develop treatments for a range of disease conditions, including chronic pain.

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2021 #NobelPrize laureate in physiology or medicine Ardem Patapoutian used pressure-sensitive cells to discover a novel class of sensors that respond to mechanical stimuli in the skin and internal organs. pic.twitter.com/6T7661lRPq

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David Julius – awarded this year’s #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine – utilised capsaicin, a pungent compound from chilli peppers that induces a burning sensation, to identify a sensor in the nerve endings of the skin that responds to heat. pic.twitter.com/GInY2q6RlD

— The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) October 4, 2021

The groundbreaking discoveries of the TRPV1, TRPM8 and Piezo channels by this year’s #NobelPrize laureates have allowed us to understand how heat, cold and mechanical force can initiate the nerve impulses that allow us to perceive and adapt to the world around us. pic.twitter.com/YWnOwayJri

— The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) October 4, 2021