Life is short—especially for children with Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome, a rare disease in which individuals rapidly develop symptoms of old age, such as hair loss, wrinkled skin, arthritis ...

Scientists have discovered that a “longevity gene” found in people who live beyond 100 can reverse heart aging in models of Progeria, a devastating disease that causes children to age rapidly. By ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The elfin child with the big personality and bright smile calls herself “the first lady” and dreams of the future. But doctors say 12-year-old Ontlametse Phalatse has only, perhaps ...

One of about 150 people known to have a rare condition that causes rapid aging, he sought to raise awareness and participated in the search for a cure. By Trip Gabriel Sammy Basso, an advocate for ...

Huge progress has been made over the last few years in scientific research into progeria, a disease that leads to premature aging in children. In 2003, a team directed by Nicolas Lévy discovered the ...

A drug first developed for cancer has shown promise as a treatment for progeria, a rare and fatal rapid-aging disease in children, and it may have implications in treating cardiovascular problems ...

Biomedical engineers at Duke University constructed an advanced disease model for blood vessels prompting insights into Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome, according to a study published in Stem ...

PROGERIA is a rare medical condition that affects children and is often referred to as Benjamin Button disease. The condition is extremely rare with fewer than 1,000 cases reported per year.

One of the biggest questions hanging over research into progeria -- which causes rapid aging and causes children to die of heart attacks or strokes in their teens -- is whether the disease offers ...

The single biggest risk factor for the vast majority of chronic diseases is old age. For many diseases, in fact, a person's birth date is a larger red flag than all other known risk factors combined.