Charles Richet and his Nobel-winning work on severe allergic reactions
The 1913 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Charles Richet “in recognition of his work on anaphylaxis.”His research uncovered a paradoxical reaction in which the body’s defenses, instead of protecting it, could overreact with severe consequences. This discovery became a cornerstone of immunology and the study of allergic diseases. In the late…
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