Nobel Prize Archives - Fit Found Me Healthy Living Tue, 06 Oct 2026 17:15:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://fitfoundme.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cropped-new-fit-found-me-favicon-32x32.png Nobel Prize Archives - Fit Found Me 32 32 Scientists Discover A New Way To Switch Nerve Cells On And Off https://fitfoundme.com/nobel-optogenetics-light-control-brain-cells/ https://fitfoundme.com/nobel-optogenetics-light-control-brain-cells/#respond Tue, 06 Oct 2026 17:10:56 +0000 https://fitfoundme.com/?p=40891 A discovery that began with a single-celled alga has now earned the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. The breakthrough gives researchers an extraordinary way to switch specific nerve cells on and off using light, allowing them to study the brain with a level of precision that was previously out of reach. The technique, …

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