(CBS News) The first experimental drug for the treatment of progeria has brought hope for the families and people affected by the accelerated aging disease. Progeria patients who used a farnesyl ...

Last week, families of children and young adults with Progeria welcomed the news that we are one step closer to the first approved treatment for this ultra-rare, devastating condition that causes ...

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 ...

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 ...

An organ transplant drug may offer hope for rare 'aging' disease in children. June 30, 2011— -- When Zoey Penny was only 4 weeks old, her parents noticed that the skin on her belly was hard to ...

Hayley Okines participates in pioneering progeria drug trials. March 8, 2012— -- When she celebrated her 14th birthday Dec. 3, 2011, Hayley Okines had surpassed the average lifespan for someone ...

Research behind the therapy could lead to other discoveries about heart disease as well as the aging process. The FDA approved the first treatment to reduce the risk of mortality from progeria, an ...

In the spring of 2005, families affected by progeria welcomed the news from two studies that uncovered new information about this rare, devastating condition that causes premature aging in children.

Gene therapy increased lifespan 25 percent in a mouse model of the fatal accelerated aging disease progeria, Salk Institute scientists reported Monday. Using the powerful CRISPR gene editing ...

A campaigner who raised awareness of the rare genetic condition progeria, which causes those affected to age about eight times faster than average, has died at age 17. The U.S.-based Progeria Research ...

Sam Berns is a bright, funny high school junior in Foxboro, Mass., who is about to turn 17. He loves math and science and plays percussion in the school’s marching and concert bands. He and his father ...