Nobel prize in medicine awarded to scientists for nervous system work
Stockholm Sweden The Nobel prize in medicine was awarded to two British scientists and an Australian physiologist for unlocking secrets of how the nervous system works. Sharing the prize of 265000 Swedish crowns are Andrew Fielding Huxley 45 professor of physiology at University College London and others.
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Blind boy’s Braille book returned by thief
Michael Sheen a 13 year old blind student at Elkins Park Junior High had his Braille schoolbook stolen from an auto. A cardboard box addressed to Volunteers Service arrived at school containing the 137 page Braille book unharmed along with other items, restoring the book.
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Britons Share Nobel Prize Grandee and Eccles Named Laureate
British biologist Thomas Huxley and Dr. John Carew Eccles of Australian National University are among the first Nobel laureates announced for medicine. Eccles, Canberra based professor of physiology and Australian Academy of Sciences chairman, helped explain nerve activation with electrical concepts.
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