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 ...

Results of the first-ever clinical drug trial for children with progeria, a rare, fatal "rapid-aging" disease, demonstrate the efficacy of a farnesyltransferase inhibitor (FTI), a drug originally ...

Progeria syndrome is the term for a group of disorders that cause rapid aging in children. In Greek, “progeria” means prematurely old. Children with this condition live to an average age of 13 years ...

Progeria, also known as ‘Hutchinson–Gilford progeria syndrome’ or ‘Hutchinson–Gilford syndrome,’ literally means ‘prematurely old’. It was first described as early as 1886 and is defined by the ...

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 genetic condition that causes a person to age prematurely. Children with progeria appear healthy, but by the age of 2 years, they look as if they have become old too fast. There are ...

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.

Researchers at Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI), Kanazawa University, have discovered how a protein called lamin A helps repair the protective barrier around a cell's DNA. The findings reveal ...

Imagine a scenario where your child looks years older than you. There are many strange conditions that a person may suffer from. These health disorders defy all logical medical explanations. One such ...

Currently there is no cure for progeria although scientists hope to reverse the disease in the future. There were reports in the 2006 issue of Chemistry and Industry that cancer-treating farnesyl ...