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2026 Nobel Prize, brain research, and healthcare access | Health Wrap | Episode 54

The Hindu - Sci-Tech · 17 October 2026 at 4:08 pm

2026 Nobel Prize, brain research, and healthcare access | Health Wrap | Episode 54

In the 54th episode of Health Wrap by The Hindu, Ramya Kannan, Health Editor, and Zubeda Hamid, Senior Assistant Editor, discuss the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine and the science behind optogenetics, they also discuss an experimental approach to studying human brain development using human brain tissue in mice.

The episode also examines healthcare challenges in India, drawing on recent news reports about access to healthcare.

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2026 Nobel Prize, brain research, and healthcare access | Health Wrap | Episode 54

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