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 ...

LONDON, Dec 10 (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 ...

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 ...