Sleep Regulation, Hemophilia Therapy, and Parkinson’s Advocacy Take Center Stage at 2026 Lasker Awards
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The 2026 Lasker Awards honor sleep-regulation breakthroughs by Emmanuel Mignot and Masashi Yanagisawa (orexins and wakefulness), a pioneering hemophilia A therapy by Kunihiro Hattori, Takehisa Kitazawa, and Tomoyuki Igawa (emicizumab, Hemlibra), and Michael J. Fox’s Parkinson’s advocacy via the Public Service Award; each prize is $250,000 and the honors will be bestowed in New York City on Sept. 17.
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