Christopher Torrens

Tweeting Starling: rhyming off physiology facts for everyone

[Christopher Torrens @chris_torrens]

This is pretty cool from @gapingvoid.

In exams, I am happy if you can give me information, but I love it when you give me insight.

[The Physiological Society @PhySoc]

Congratulations to Professor Luis Sobrevia, a Fellow of the Physiological Society, on his election as an ordinary member of the International Science Council (ISC) Governing Board.

Read our news story to learn more: https://t.co/OmVjvZ4Nif

[Michael Taggart @mick_tagg]

This year's physiology prize.

[Christopher Torrens @chris_torrens]

@jonjazzpics @CNN Indeed.
That why it’s actually called the Physiology or Medicine prize to acknowledge those basic science foundations.

[Christopher Torrens @chris_torrens]

Sigh @Independent_ie

There is no prize in medicine. There is however a prize for Physiology or Medicine.

[Irish Independent @Independent_ie]

Three scientists share Nobel Prize in medicine for brain research https://t.co/fnhpn7Vtud

[Michael Taggart @mick_tagg]

Sigh. You would hope - and it's not a high bar - that the President of the @EU_Commission would know the correct name of the prize. It is the @NobelPrize In *Physiology or Medicine*. @embl @scandPhys @PhySoc @TheIUPS

[Christopher Torrens @chris_torrens]

The @IrishTimes adopting a sort of Derry/Londonderry vibe on their reporting.

Going for an incorrect title in the headline but correcting it in the main article.

https://t.co/31BuyqahJp

[Christopher Torrens @chris_torrens]

@rtenews getting a technical pass here. You can’t get it wrong if you don’t mention the name at all.

Still, the actual article is accurate I’m pleased to say.

[RTÉ News @rtenews]

Their discoveries on light and optogenetics that have helped understand how the brain works

https://t.co/u9SqcJFw6w

[Christopher Torrens @chris_torrens]

In getting this wrong, @BostonGlobe neatly summarise the issue here.
Understanding the mechanisms is physiology, the harnessing and application of that understanding is medicine.
This is why it is the prize for Physiology or Medicine to acknowledge the underpinning basic science

[The Boston Globe @BostonGlobe]

The Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded to three scientists, including a Boston native, working on the mechanisms the brain uses to switch on, or off, the activity of individual nerve cells. https://t.co/jD0oYccTqu

[Christopher Torrens @chris_torrens]

The Gruaniad may no longer be on here, but rest assured they remain as shoddy on spelling as ever.
Here they have entirely missed out the letters “physiology or” from the name of the prize.

https://t.co/XFGizgaBpq

[Christopher Torrens @chris_torrens]

A congratulations to Reuters is due here for their accuracy.

Had a bit of wobble when Physiology or Medicine became Medicine or Physiology but I’m not going to split hairs.

[Reuters @Reuters]

BREAKING: Scientists Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for 'discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics' https://t.co/Fx7T3W71nj

[Christopher Torrens @chris_torrens]

Here is a powerful fact @AP , there is no prize in medicine. There is a prize for Physiology or Medicine

[The Associated Press @AP]

For their research into brain activity, Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel win the Nobel Prize in medicine. https://t.co/d7JWlrHcgR

[Christopher Torrens @chris_torrens]

I think you’ll find the name of the Prize is Physiology or Medicine.

Perhaps talk to @APSPhysiology to understand why this is important.

[CNN International @cnni]

The 2026 Nobel Prize in medicine goes to three experts in optogenetics, a technique that helps show how nerve cells shape memories and feelings in the brain. https://t.co/VNQUQ0j4jN

[Christopher Torrens @chris_torrens]

It says a lot about my cynicism and expectation but I’m genuinely pleased to see Nature managed to get the name of the prize correct.

[nature @Nature]

Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel win the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their work on optogenetics, which has revolutionized neuroscience

https://t.co/02ySgYySTx

[Christopher Torrens @chris_torrens]

@newscientist here removing the basic science inherent in the name and calling it the medicine prize.

It would be nice if you recognised the importance of basic sciences and gave the proper title: The Nobel Prize for Physiology Or Medicine

[New Scientist @newscientist]

Nobel prize for medicine goes to trio who developed optogenetics https://t.co/HeTyKBI2dB

[Christopher Torrens @chris_torrens]

Once again the @BBC disappoints.

You might want to check your facts here. There is no noble prize for medicine, but there is one for Physiology or Medicine.

[BBC Breaking News @BBCBreaking]

Nobel prize for medicine awarded for work on optogenetics, which shows how nerve cells shape memories and feelings https://t.co/qejIt32oOx

[Christopher Torrens @chris_torrens]

Oh no, New York Post, be more like the Times

[New York Post @nypost]

Nobel medicine prize goes to 3 scientists for research into brain activity https://t.co/tgRld3mFHD

[Christopher Torrens @chris_torrens]

Congrats to the New York Times for correctly acknowledging Physiology in the name of the Prize.

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Breaking News: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel for their discoveries in neuroscience. https://t.co/pDJZYAxhlQ

[Christopher Torrens @chris_torrens]

I’ve been busy all morning and completely missed that today is Physiology AND medicine day.

Have a good one to all those who celebrate it.

[Christopher Torrens @chris_torrens]

Smooth muscle is not like skeletal,
There is the lack of striations of course.
It has no troponin,
To regulate cross bridge formation,
While the calcium has an external source.

[The Physiological Society @PhySoc]

🚀 "Well-researched works, such as The Adventures of Tintin, offer a fascinating window into the perception of #SpaceTravel and related #Physiology at the time they were created." Hartmann et al., discuss comic book physiology 🔗 https://t.co/yovW7se1mk #WSW2026 #SpacePhysiology