Researchers at the Icelandic biotechnology company DeCode Genetics Incorporated said they found a gene that can double the risk of type 2 diabetes, a disease that affects at least 171 million people ...

REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Jan. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientists at deCODE genetics, a subsidiary of Amgen, and their collaborators from Iceland, Denmark, and the USA published a study today in Nature ...

REYKJAVIK, Islandia, 22 de enero de 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Los científicos de deCODE genetics/Amgen han elaborado un mapa completo de cómo se mezcla el ADN humano a medida que se transmite durante la ...

Amgen subsidiary deCODE Genetics has identified new risk factors and genes associated with clonal hematopoiesis, a precursor state to blood cancer. In the results of a study published Nov. 6 in Nature ...

Scientists at deCODE genetics, a subsidiary of AMGEN, have discovered rare sequence variants, predicted to cause a loss of function of ITSN1, that are associated with a high risk of Parkinson‘s ...

Archaeologists in Norway have confirmed that an ancient set of human remains known as the Well Man were intended to make the locals unwell. By Franz Lidz Long after his death, Hans Jonathan is ...

Scientists at deCODE genetics/Amgen have constructed a complete map of how human DNA is mixed as it is passed down during reproduction. The map marks a major step in the understanding of genetic ...

Migraine sufferers know two things very well: the attacks are awful (sometimes disabling) and difficult to treat. Migraine is among the most common chronic pain disorders worldwide, with up to 20% of ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iceland's Decode Genetics Inc, a pioneer in genetic research, has filed for bankruptcy protection, weighed down by debts after 13 years of failing to make a profit. Shares in ...

Long after his death, Hans Jonathan is something of a celebrity in Iceland, where he is thought to have been the first black person. But in Denmark, his extraordinary story is widely ignored. By ...

Scientists at deCODE genetics/Amgen have constructed a complete map of how human DNA is mixed as it is passed down during reproduction. The map marks a major step in the understanding of genetic ...