Girls with a fatal, rapid-aging disease live each day to the fullest. Sept. 10, 2010— -- At times, Lindsay Ratcliffe is just like any other first grader, who loves ponies, Legos and running 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 ...

Rare condition gives young, vibrant children the bodies of senior citizens. July 29, 2011— -- When we first met Lindsay Ratcliffe, she was just like any other first grader, who loved ponies, ...

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.

A new study by a team of scientists at the University of Maryland (UMD) indicates that a common chemical can reverse the symptoms of the premature-aging disease progeria and perhaps even those of ...

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 ...

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 ...

A ground-breaking online community has been launched to allow people with the rare disease Progeria to communicate regardless of their location or language. Progeria Connect, a new partnership between ...

Children with progeria appear quite normal at birth. The earliest signs of progeria are scleroderma -like symptoms which manifest as changes on the skin. Within a year to two of birth, other physical ...

The global Hutchinson Gilford progeria syndrome market is expected to garner a market value of USD 103.07 Billion in 2023 and is expected to accumulate a market value of USD 233.05 Billion by ...

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.