Overview

• The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is due to be announced Monday in Stockholm, launching the 2025 awards.
• Appetite-regulating hormone science led by GLP-1 is widely tipped to win, with potential laureates cited including Jens Juul Holst, Joel Habener, Daniel Drucker and Svetlana Mojsov.
• Other proposed candidates include ghrelin discoverers Kenji Kangawa and Masayasu Kojima, leptin pioneer Jeffrey Friedman as contextual reference, and citation-driven picks in immunity and cancer such as Andrea Ablasser, Glen N. Barber, Zhijian James Chen and John E. Dick.
• Swedish Academy secretary-general Hans Ellegren warns U.S. scientific leadership is at risk following reported NIH cancellations of about 2,100 grants totaling roughly $9.5 billion, according to Grant Watch.
• The week continues with physics on Tuesday—where metamaterials and John B. Pendry are frequently mentioned—followed by chemistry, literature, the Peace Prize on Friday and economics on October 13.