Kathmandu:  The Nobel Prize Committee has announced that the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine will be awarded to Mary Bronko and Fred Ramsdale of the United States, along with Shimon Sakaguchi of Japan, for their groundbreaking research on the body’s immune system.

Discovery of ‘Regulatory T-Cells’

The trio is being honored for their discovery of ‘regulatory T-cells’, specialized cells that play a crucial role in protecting the body’s immune system. Their findings have reshaped scientific understanding of how the immune system maintains balance and prevents self-damage.

According to the Nobel Committee, this discovery has opened new avenues for medical science, offering hope for more effective treatments for autoimmune diseases, enhanced cancer therapies, and safer stem cell transplantations.

Global Recognition and Prize Amount

The three laureates will share a cash prize of 11 million Swedish kronor (approximately £870,000) and each will receive a Nobel medal and diploma during the award ceremony later this year in Stockholm.

About the Nobel Prize

The Nobel Prizes, established by Swedish industrialist and dynamite inventor Alfred Nobel, have been awarded annually since 1901 in the fields of physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, and peace.
A separate Nobel Prize in Economics was introduced in 1968 by the Central Bank of Sweden to honor outstanding contributions to economic sciences.