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 ...

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 ...

An extremely rare genetic disease that causes accelerated aging and heart disease has been little studied, largely due to a lack of relevant animal models. But now, scientists from the Centro Nacional ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Progeria, a premature aging disease, is the research focus of Roland Foisner's team at the Max F. Perutz Laboratories of the University of Vienna and the Medical University of Vienna. Children ...

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.

Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome, otherwise known as Progeria or HGPS, is a rare and fatal genetic condition. The disease is known to cause children to age rapidly, causing a shorter life span.