New Hope for Progeria: Drug for Rare Aging Disease
Friday, October 10, 2008 - 17:28
in Health & Medicine
A promising treatment for a rare childhood disorder characterized by rapid aging and death prevented and even reversed the most devastating effect of the disease in mice. Researchers report in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA that the therapy could potentially help youngsters combat life-threatening cardiovascular disease resulting from the genetic condition Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome. [More]
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