Archive for the 'Progeria' Category

New hope in fight against progeria

Hana Hwang, who suffers from premature ageing condition Progeria, was thrilled when the Disney sensation turned up at the Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA), where she was receiving treatment. After the 13 year old was rendered speechless with 13-year-old progeria patient Hana Hwang thanks pop star (and girlfriend of Justin Bieber) Selena Gomez for stopping [...]

New hope in fight against progeria

In a recent video posted by the progeria patient, Hana thanks Selena Gomez for a recent visit and displays a bracelet she's made for her, and the matching one she'll keep for herself. Other than an array of beads and some juice, the only item that sits Hana Hwang, who suffers from premature ageing condition [...]

New hope in fight against progeria

In a moving video, 13-year-old progeria patient Hana Hwang thanks pop star (and girlfriend of Justin Bieber) Selena Gomez for stopping by her hospital room for a surprise visit in December. Hana is one of only 10 children in the United States that has In a moving video, 13-year-old progeria patient Hana Hwang thanks pop [...]

Real 'Benjamin Button'? Stem cells reverse aging in mice

In Kyle Mills' “The Immortalists,” microbiologist Richard Draman is desperately seeking a cure for Progeria, a genetic defect that causes rapid aging. His daughter Susie suffers from the defect, and at the beginning of the novel the reader gets a It is, of course, decidedly interesting that barely a month after a number of sources [...]