{"id":1674,"date":"2015-10-13T06:49:29","date_gmt":"2015-10-13T11:49:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sjlc-elca.org\/?p=1674"},"modified":"2015-10-13T06:59:54","modified_gmt":"2015-10-13T11:59:54","slug":"scientist-receives-nobel-prize-for-malaria-fighting-drug","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sjlc-elca.org\/scientist-receives-nobel-prize-for-malaria-fighting-drug\/","title":{"rendered":"Scientist receives Nobel Prize for malaria-fighting drug"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, awarded on Oct. 5, 2015, was split two ways, recognizing three scientists for their cutting-edge work on parasitic diseases. One award went to Tu Youyou, who discovered Artemisinin, the drug at the center of the Artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) that are used to fight malaria around the world.<\/p>\n