Nobel 2025 honors breakthroughs from immunity to innovation

The 2025 Nobel Prizes concluded this week, celebrating transformative achievements across medicine, physics, chemistry, literature, peace, and economics — underscoring the power of human ingenuity, resilience, and innovation.From unraveling the mysteries of the immune system to pioneering research on innovation-driven economic growth, this year’s laureates exemplify the diverse ways science, literature, and social courage shape the modern world.All prizes except the Nobel Peace Prize, announced Friday in Oslo, were revealed in Stockholm. The award ceremonies are scheduled for December 10, the anniversary of Alfred Nobel’s death.MedicineThe Nobel Prize in Medicine, announced on October 6, went to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi for their groundbreaking research on how the immune system regulates itself through regulatory T cells. Their discoveries are critical for understanding autoimmune diseases such as Type 1 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, and lupus, and are now being applied to improve organ transplant outcomes, enhance cancer immunotherapy, and ...

• 13 Oct 2025