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 ...

A longevity gene from supercentenarians restores heart health and slows premature ageing in mice with Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS).

More information on progeria and connect with the girls in the "20/20" special. July 29, 2011— -- Barbara Walters reports on Lindsay Ratcliffe, Kaylee Halko and Haylee Okines, three vibrant young ...

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, 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

JOHANNESBURG - 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, ...

When Sammy Basso was diagnosed with progeria at 2, it seemed likely that the disease’s hyper-accelerated aging would kill him before he graduated high school. “There was nothing. Nothing. No cure, of ...

(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 ...

(CBS/AP) Ontlametse Phalatse calls herself a "first lady" because she's the first black child diagnosed with progeria, the rare and fatal genetic disease that causes accelerated aging. The 12-year-old ...

Europe’s oldest sufferer of a rare ageing disease has told how in just 20 years his body has become that of a 160-year-old. Dean Andrews' body has aged eight times faster than normal due to a rare ...