Iceland - June 21, 2015
Study Finds Creativity, Mental Disorder Link
An international team of scientists has found a genetic link between creativity and the development of two psychiatric disorders: schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, according to a recent study published in Nature Neuroscience. The scientists report that people with these psychiatric disorders share common gene variants with otherwise healthy, creative people, notes an article in ScienceNordic. […]
Iceland - January 23, 2013
Katrín Jakobsdóttir, Minister of Education, Science and Culture, Iceland.
What is the government’s strategy for investing in and developing the life science industry in Iceland? “The government has a twofold strategy to invest in and develop the life science industry in Iceland. Firstly, through the educational system and secondly through various funding instruments and tax relief. Iceland has a strong tradition in medical sciences and […]