Zach Pickard, a 17-year-old who had the rare rapid-aging disease progeria has died, his Lexington minister said in an online message to church members Sunday. Michael Swartzentruber, Senior Minister ...

Progress in the quest to help progeria patients suggests that gene editing techniques may help treat other ultrarare conditions. By Gina Kolata A cure for an ultrarare disease, progeria, could be on ...

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.

Berns had 'Benjamin Button' disease called progeria. Jan. 11, 2014— -- The 17-year-old boy who became the face of the progeria, the "Benjamin Button" disease, has died. Sam Berns died Friday from ...

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 ...

CRISPR gene editing has been used to more than double the lifespan of mice engineered to have the premature ageing disease progeria, also greatly improving their health. The results far surpassed ...

Zach Pickard during a weekly visit to On the Move Pediatric Therapy in Lexington in 2015. Charles Bertram [email protected] Zach Pickard, a 17-year-old who had the rare rapid-aging disease ...