Progeria is an extremely rare genetic disease of childhood characterised by dramatic, premature ageing. The condition, which derives its name from “geras”, the Greek word for old age, is estimated to ...

Inspirational teen TikToker, Beandri Booysen, has died. Beandri charmed her over 278,000 followers with videos about her life in South Africa and about the progress of her medical treatments. Beandri ...

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 ...

MILAN (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, also ...

(Gray News) – The longest-living survivor of progeria has died at the age of 28. In a Facebook post, the Progeria Research Foundation announced that Sammy Basso passed away Saturday. “Sammy was the ...

Sammy Basso, who served as Ambassador for the Progeria Research Foundation from the age of ten, grew up and graduated with two university degrees in Italy. Progeria, also known as Hutchinson-Gilford ...