A new genetic study revealed distinct Viking origins for the Faroe Islands and Iceland, challenging previous assumptions about the uniformity of Norse settlements in the North Atlantic.

More than 60 people from Scotland’s Northern Isles have been given personalised health insights to support their future care ...

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Researchers Dig Into the Genetic History of Vikings What they found sounds perfectly hellish. As the scientists detailed in the journal BDJ Open, of the 15 skulls, 12 showed signs of periapical ...

Vikings have a reputation as hardy, healthy folk. But scanning 15 of their skulls with modern imaging revealed they likely lived with a host of maladies. CT skull scans revealed that 15 individuals — ...

Promises of free drugs developed from research on the Icelandic gene pool and free genetic testing for identified susceptibility alleles, as well as a boost to Icelandic science and economy have ...