Sentynl will acquire full rights to the investigational drug candidate, Progerinin (SLC-D011), adding to its commercial portfolio of rare and ultra-rare disease products The agreement will allow ...

Life is short—especially for children with Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome, a rare disease in which individuals rapidly develop symptoms of old age, such as hair loss, wrinkled skin, arthritis ...

Researchers have defined a new genetic disease caused by a mutation in the IVNS1ABP gene. The condition marks a rare ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The elfin child with the big personality and bright smile calls herself “the first lady” and dreams of the future. But doctors say 12-year-old Ontlametse Phalatse has only, perhaps ...

One of the biggest questions hanging over research into progeria -- which causes rapid aging and causes children to die of heart attacks or strokes in their teens -- is whether the disease offers ...

The single biggest risk factor for the vast majority of chronic diseases is old age. For many diseases, in fact, a person's birth date is a larger red flag than all other known risk factors combined.