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 ...

The results of a University of Maryland (UMD)-led study could point to new and improved treatment approaches for Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS), a rare genetic disorder that causes ...

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 ...

A new research paper was published in Volume 17, Issue 9 of Aging-US on August 27, 2025, titled, "Deregulated miR-145 and miR-27b in Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome: implications for adipogenesis ...

MILAN, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Sammy Basso, who was the longest living survivor of the rare genetic disease progeria, has died at the age of 28, the Italian Progeria Association said on Sunday. Progeria, ...

Sammy Basso at the start of 2022 Venice Marathon, in which he competed alongside 30 supporters - Alessio Marini/LPS via ZUMA Press Wire ...

Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS), an extremely rare genetic disorder, arises when a silent point mutation in the gene encoding the nuclear envelope protein lamin A, LMNA, leads to abnormal ...

South African TikTok star Beandri Booysen has died after a courageous battle with progeria, a rare disorder that caused her to age eight years for every one year of her life. Beandri Our ...

Using new technology, researchers from Texas found that they could reverse many markers of aging in cells from children with progeria, a rare genetic disease that causes rapid aging and early death.