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Scientists Who Pioneered GLP-1 Drugs Honored With Lasker Award
Each year, the Lasker Awards honor a number of medical professionals doing standout work in research and public service. The New York Times has called the awards “the nation’s most prestigious medical prizes.
Long-overlooked scientist shares Lasker Award with other GLP-1 researchers
GLP-1 based drugs are transforming the treatment of obesity and opening up new avenues for addressing heart disease, addiction, and even Alzheimer’s. Now, three scientists who played key roles in their invention have won a prestigious Lasker Award for biomedical research.
Scientists who laid groundwork for weight-loss drugs win Lasker medical award
This year’s prestigious Lasker medical awards recognize a trio of scientists without whom Ozempic and other blockbuster weight-loss drugs might not exist. The work of Joel Habener, a physician-investigator at the Mass General Research Institute and Harvard Medical School professor;
Scientists behind development of weight-loss drugs win award
Weight-loss drugs like Ozempic are booming in popularity, but experts warn they aren't silver bullets for obesity.
Obesity-Drug Pioneers Win Prestigious Lasker Award for Medical Science
Three scientists are honored for developing a class of blockbuster weight-loss drugs. Is a Nobel prize on the way?
The Six Winners Of The 2024 Lasker Awards Are Announced
Six individuals have received this year's Lasker Awards in the areas of basic research, clinical research, and public service. Each award carries a stipend of $250,000.
Scientist who discovered body's 'fire alarm' against invading bacteria wins $250,000 Lasker prize
One of this year's coveted Lasker Awards has gone to Zhijian "James" Chen, a scientist behind a key immune-system discovery.
Dallas scientist wins prestigious Lasker Award for immune research
The immune system has a remarkable way of fighting foreign invaders. Antibodies circulating in the blood can latch on to bits of virus, and certain cells can gobble up bacteria. But when wayward DNA gets inside our cells,
DNA-Sensing Enzyme Wins the 2024 Lasker Award
Zhijian “James” Chen received this year’s Albert Lasker Award for discovering cGAS, an enzyme which scopes out DNA-based threats and alerts the immune system.
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Research That Led to Obesity Drugs Wins Major Medical Prize
Three scientists were recognized by the Lasker Awards for their work on the GLP-1 hormone. Others were honored for work to ...
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The Prototype: The Scientist Betting That Worm Secretions Fix Autoimmune Diseases
Plus: The story behind the award-winning science that led to Ozempic, the next astronaut launch and why homework is good for ...
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Harvard Medical School Researcher Wins 2024 Lasker Award for Work That Led to GLP-1 Therapies
Harvard Medical School researcher Joel Habener has won the 2024 Lasker~DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award for his ...
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Lasker Award goes to three scientists who pioneered research behind GLP-1 drugs
Three scientists whose work paved the way to the multibillion-dollar obesity drug boom have won the Lasker Award for “the ...
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The Winding, Fitful Path To Weight Loss Drug Ozempic
Half a century of advancements in biomedical science paved the way for today's powerful weight-loss drugs like Ozempic -- so ...
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A big week for rats, genetics of picky eating, and research misconduct rules
Today's health news includes the genetics of picky eating, new rules on research misconduct, and a Science issue devoted to ...
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