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

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 ...

A new breakthrough in a rare genetic disease which causes children to age rapidly has been discovered using 'longevity genes' found in people who live exceptionally long lives - over 100 years old.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... 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 ...

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.

Pharmaceuticals that inhibit a specific enzyme may be useful in treating progeria, or accelerated aging in children. A new study indicates that the development of progeria in mice was inhibited upon ...

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 ...

LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - A Kentucky boy is among a small group of children in the world taking part in a clinical drug trial in March to fight the rare, rapid aging disease Progeria. His family members ...

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 ...

Biologists tend not to discuss experimental results on a handful of cells and a single solitary mouse — too preliminary, too sketchy. David Liu of the Broad Institute therefore had no plans to present ...

Beandri Booysen’s life was a testament to resilience, love, and the power of positivity. Despite facing a rare and ...