The Nobel Prize week is kicking off in Stockholm with the medicine award

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ABC News (US) · collected 2026-10-05 · by KOSTYA MANENKOV Associated Press, STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press

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This year's Nobel Prize week begins in Stockholm with the awarding of the medicine prize at the Karolinska Institute on Monday. The prize money for each category is 12 million Swedish kronor, equivalent to about $1.2 million. Following the medicine prize, other categories including physics, chemistry, literature, and peace will be announced throughout the week, with the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences concluding the awards on October 12th.
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The Nobel Prize week begins in Stockholm with the announcement of the medicine prize on October 5 at the Karolinska Institute. Research into hormones that regulate appetite and weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic and Mounjaro is considered a leading contender for this prestigious award, given its significant impact on public health. The prize amount is 12 million Swedish kronor, equivalent to about $1.2 million. Following the medicine prize, other categories including physics, chemistry, literature, peace, and economics will be announced daily until October 12.

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KOSTYA MANENKOV Associated Press
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🔮 This year's Nobel Prizes will kick off on Monday with the awarding of the medicine prize at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm.
2026-10-05 · assertive framing · The Nobel Prize week is kicking off in Stockholm with the medicine award
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STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press
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🔮 This year's Nobel Prizes will kick off on Monday with the awarding of the medicine prize at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm.
2026-10-05 · assertive framing · The Nobel Prize week is kicking off in Stockholm with the medicine award
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Berlin Stockholm the Karolinska Institute

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Stockholm GPE · 4× the Karolinska Institute ORG · 2× Berlin GPE · 1× Dazio PERSON · 1× Fred Ramsdell PERSON · 1× Mary E. Brunkow PERSON · 1× Shimon Sakaguchi PERSON · 1×

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The Nobel Prize week is kicking off in Stockholm with the medicine award This year’s Nobel Prizes kick off with the awarding of the medicine prize at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm STOCKHOLM --
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🔮 This year's Nobel Prizes will kick off on Monday with the awarding of the medicine prize at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm.
2026-10-05 · ABC News (US)
The Nobel Prize week is kicking off in Stockholm with the medicine award · assertive framing

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The Nobel Prize week is kicking off in Stockholm with the medicine award This year’s Nobel Prizes kick off with the awarding of the medicine prize at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm STOCKHOLM -- asserted
Prizes → kick → Stockholm
This year's Nobel Prizes will kick off on Monday with the awarding of the medicine prize at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm. asserted
Prizes → kick → Stockholm
Last year, three scientists won the Nobel Prize in medicine for discoveries about how the immune system knows to attack germs and not our own bodies. asserted
system → win → germs
The work by Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Dr. Shimon Sakaguchi uncovered a key pathway the body uses to keep the immune system in check, called peripheral immune tolerance. asserted
body → uncover → check
Experts called the findings critical to understanding autoimmune diseases such as Type 1 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis and lupus. asserted
Experts → call → diabetes
Monday's medicine prize is followed by the physics prize on Tuesday, chemistry on Wednesday and literature on Thursday. asserted
prize → follow → Thursday
After Friday’s peace prize is awarded, the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences will be announced on Oct. 12. asserted
Prize → award → Oct.
Dazio reported from Berlin. asserted
Dazio → report → Berlin
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