Ulcer researchers awarded '05 Nobel Prize
{{date|October  3, 2005}}

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Two Australian researchers, [[w:Robin Warren|J. Robin Warren]] and [[w:Barry J. Marshall|Barry Marshall]], are the 2005 winners of the [[w:Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine]] for their work in discovering the role of [[w:Helicobacter pylori|ulcer bacteria]] in producing digestive ulcers.  [http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/British_pair_awarded_Nobel_Prize_in_Physiology_or_Medicine#].  They were announced Monday morning in Stockholm, Sweden.

Warren and Marshall will equally share a US$1.3 million cash prize award for discovering "the bacterium Helicobacter pylori and its role in gastritis and peptic ulcer disease."  [http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Ulcer_bacteria_researchers_awarded_2005_Nobel_Prize_in_Physiology_or_Medicine#] Dr Marshall cultivated the previously unknown bacterial species [[w:Helicobacter pylori|H. pylori]] from a study of biopsies from 100 ulcer patients, firmly establishing that gastric disorders are infectious diseases. Before their discovery, peptic ulcer was attributed to stress and lifestyle. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4304290.stm#] 

The Nobel Committee has awarded the Nobel Prize in the category 'Physiology or Medicine' since 1901, when [[w:Emil Adolf von Behring|Emil Adolf von Behring]] won for developing a treatment for [[w:diphtheria|diphtheria]].

The announcement begins a week of Nobel announcements. The [[Physics]] and Chemistry awards will be announced Tuesday and Wednesday. The Nobel Peace Prize will be announced Friday. 

== Sources ==
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|title=The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2005
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*{{source|url=http://nobelprize.org/medicine/laureates/2005/press.html
|title=Press Release: The 2005 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
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|date=October 3, 2005}}
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4304290.stm
|title= Nobel for stomach ulcer discovery
|author=news.bbc.co.uk
|pub=news.bbc.co.uk
|date=October 3, 2005}}

==External links==
* [http://nobelprize.org/index.html Nobel Prize information]
* [http://nobelprize.org/medicine/laureates/ Previous Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Laureates]
* [http://nobelprize.org/medicine/prize-awarder/index.html The Nobel Committee at Karolinska Institutet]

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Two Australian researchers, J. Robin Warren and Barry Marshall, are the 2005 winners of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their work in discovering the role of ulcer bacteria in producing digestive ulcers.  .  They were announced Monday morning in Stockholm, Sweden.

Warren and Marshall will equally share a US$1.3 million cash prize award for discovering "the bacterium Helicobacter pylori and its role in gastritis and peptic ulcer disease."   Dr Marshall cultivated the previously unknown bacterial species H. pylori from a study of biopsies from 100 ulcer patients, firmly establishing that gastric disorders are infectious diseases. Before their discovery, peptic ulcer was attributed to stress and lifestyle.  

The Nobel Committee has awarded the Nobel Prize in the category 'Physiology or Medicine' since 1901, when Emil Adolf von Behring won for developing a treatment for diphtheria.

The announcement begins a week of Nobel announcements. The Physics and Chemistry awards will be announced Tuesday and Wednesday. The Nobel Peace Prize will be announced Friday. 

es:Dos médicos australianos ganan Premio Nobel de Medicina
fr:Des recherches sur l'origine bactérienne des ulcères récompensées par le prix Nobel 2005 de médecine
it:Assegnato premio Nobel medicina 2005
Dois australianos ganham o Nobel de Medicina
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