The Nobel Medicine Prize: 6 Facts You Probably Didn't Know!

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October 9, 2024

Originally, Alfred Nobel’s will called the noble prize the "Physiology or Medicine" Prize, making it open to many different discoveries and not just medical ones.

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The prize is also awarded for discoveries that can help animals. Anything that advances medicine or biology can be the winner.

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Usually, noble prizes are not given to people after they die. However, in 2011 one winner passed away after the announcement, so they still got it.

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The first noble medicine prize first went to Emil von Behring in 1901, who made a treatment for Diphtheria.

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Out of over 200 winners in this category, only 13 of them have been women. However, this barrier is being broken every year!

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Some Nobel-winning discoveries, like the one about stomach ulcers being caused by bacteria, were first thought to be ridiculous. The scientist even drank the bacteria himself to prove it!

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