Science news articles about 'hutchinson gilford progeria syndrome'

Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) is a rare childhood disease that resembles premature aging, and few affected children reach their teenage years...

... test potential therapies for children with Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome. There currently are no treatments ... another FTI drug, lonafarnib, in 28 progeria patients, ranging in age from 3 to 15 ...

... for Cell Biology (ASCB)'s annual meeting in San Francisco. The disease is Progeria, or Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS), a rare, accelerated aging disease that afflicts children. The ...