What if your child was aging eight times faster than normal? That’s the harsh reality of Progeria, a rare condition that causes premature aging in young children. Diagnosed between 18–24 months, it’s ...

Economic disadvantage leaves a biological imprint on children which could last throughout their lifetime, reducing their ...

But what scientists didn't know was the cause behind the early aging and disease susceptibility -- was it stress or something inherited from these children's parents? "Now we know that they're ...

A rare, but fatal genetic disease that accelerates aging in children, progeria, could soon have a cure, The New York Times reported July 24. The disease affects only 1 in every 4 million to 8 ...

including liver disease, heart problems, declining cognitive function and accelerated aging. Parents may pass these health ...

This has given rise to a term known as the "sandwich generation," defined as adults who find themselves caring for their aging ... Alzheimer's disease diagnosis while raising two young children.

Pickard suffered from Progeria, a rare, rapid-aging genetic disease found in children and young adults. Pickard was a member of South Elkhorn Christian Church, who announced his death in an online ...

Children who develop the disease normally die around the age of ... resulting in early aging and cell death around the body and most children who develop the syndrome die in their mid-teens.

Subscribe for FREE But what scientists didn’t know was the cause behind the early aging and disease susceptibility — was it stress or something inherited from these children’s parents? “Now we know ...