With its collaborators Genentech, Icelandic company DeCode Genetics has found a rare gene variant that marks protection against both Alzheimer's disease and general cognitive decline. This discovery ...

REYKJAVIK, Iceland, July 18 -- Scientists at deCODE genetics in collaboration with colleagues from Emory University today report the discovery of the first variant in the sequence of the human genome ...

SAN FRANCISCO, California, USA, 8 July 2025 – In a comprehensive Genomic Press Interview published in Brain Medicine, Dr. Michael C. Oldham shares his unconventional journey from advertising executive ...

LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. biotechnology group Amgen Inc has agreed to buy unlisted Decode Genetics, a pioneer in hunting down genes linked to disease, for $415 million in cash to boost its drive to ...

DeCode Genetics Inc. scientists mapped a gene linked to rheumatoid arthritis, a step that could aid development of medicines and diagnostic tests. Rheumatoid arthritis affects about one out of 100 ...