Progeria

'I’ve Always Felt That When You Inhale, I Exhale'

Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Celebrate Mother's Day, Coping With Illness, Mother's Day 2012, Mother Daughter Relationships, Barbara Cooper, Jody Houston, Mothers-Day-Pkg, My Story, Mother Daughter, Storycorps, Progeria, MOM: A Celebration of Mothers, Women News

Jody Houston, 57, interviews her daughter, Barbara Cooper, 30. Jody Houston: You were born prematurely. The doctor came into the recovery room, a...

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First Black Child Diagnosed With Rare Aging Disease

AP | By MICHELLE FAUL | Posted 11.08.2011

Read More: South Africa, Bv-Life, Health, Ontlametse Phalatse, Ontlametse Phalatse Progeria, Progeria, Black Voices News

JOHANNESBURG -- The elfin child with the big personality and bright smile calls herself "the first lady" and dreams of the future. But doctors say 12...

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Progeria Studies Shed Light On Rare Premature Aging Disorder

Posted 08.31.2011

Read More: Healthy Living Health News, Progeria Treatment, Progeria Cure, Progeria Genetics, New Research, Progeria Studies, Progeria, Progeria Research, Progeria Genes, Video, Healthy Living News

New research could offer help to kids with a rare condition that causes them to age at 10 times the normal rate. Signs of progeria -- which includ...

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World's Oldest Progeria Sufferer DJ/Artist Leon Botha Dies At 26

HuffingtonPost.com | David Moye | Posted 11.15.2011

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South African-based artist/ DJ Leon Botha packed a lot of life into his 26 years, despite suffering a genetic condition that caused his body to age pr...

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WATCH: Rare Genetic Condition Accelerates Aging In Seven-Year-Old

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Video, Genetic Conditions, Ashanti Elliott-Smith, Accelerated Aging Diseases, Progeria, Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome, World News

Parents often think their children grow up too soon, but a serious genetic disorder has turned a cliche into frightening reality for one British famil...

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