What personal health struggle did Medawar experience?
Cancer
Cerebral Infarction
Alzheimer's disease
Multiple sclerosis
Answer
In 1968, Medawar suffered a cerebral infarction which left him with a partial right hemiplegia. He remained able to work, but was unable to write and he needed assistance in his personal care. His stroke had a major impact on his personality, as he became more irritable and prone to anger. He also became increasingly pessimistic and cynical.
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For what discovery did Medawar share the 1960 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine?
Which university did Medawar attend?
In which two institutes did Peter serve as a professor?
Who theoretically predicted the principle of acquired immunological tolerance before it was discovered by Medawar?
What phenomenon describes the unresponsiveness of the immune system to certain molecules?
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