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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON, Nov 17 (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.

A discovery by scientists at deCODE genetics and academic colleagues from Iceland, the Netherlands and Denmark has pointed to a common biological mechanism contributing to both kidney stones and ...

The two companies also announced on Tuesday that they would now be concentrating their resources on just four diseases. Reykjavik-based deCODE is searching for disease-gene links by analysing ...

NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Shares of DeCode Genetics rose nearly 25 percent Tuesday after the company said it expanded a genetic research partnership with Switzerland's Roche AG. Financial terms weren't ...