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Researchers discover possible new treatment strategy against progeria
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 18 (ANI): Progeria is a very rare disease that affects about one in 18 million children and results in premature ageing and death in adolescence from complications of cardiovascular disease.
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10-year-old progeric boy becomes director of child rights body
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Mar 24 (ANI): A 10-year-old boy, Sreyansh who is suffering from Progeria was made chairman of the Madhya Pradesh State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (MPSCPCR) for a day on Friday.
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Organ-on-a-chip model offers clues to rare ageing condition
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 5 (ANI): Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) is an extremely rare genetic condition that causes premature and accelerated aging and now, a team of researchers has built a new model that offers insights into it.
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