Cells from patients with Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS) can be made healthy again, according to findings by scientists at the National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health. Published online on March 6, 2005 in Nature Medicine...
Reporter Christine Haran provides a top-line overview of Progeria and the current research findings reported in Nature and Journal of Pediatrics. Reporter Christine Haran provides a top-line overview of Progeria and the current research findings reported in Nature and...
August 2005 –February 2006: Researchers have published studies that support a potential drug treatment for children with Progeria. Farnesyltransferase inhibitors (FTIs), originally developed for cancer, are capable of reversing the dramatic nuclear structure...
Millions tuned in to CNN Live Weekend on Saturday, February 5th to watch a captivating interview with PRF Medical Director Dr. Leslie Gordon. CNN Anchor Christine Romans described it as “one mother’s mission to help her son and others afflicted with...
The January 30th issue of the New York Times Magazine features the compelling story of PRF Medical Director Dr. Leslie Gordon, her husband Dr. Scott Berns, and their son Sam. The story, “Racing with Sam,” highlights the challenges faced by the Gordon and Berns family...
The Progeria Research Foundation was featured in the June 23, 2004 issue of SAGE KE – an online resource for researchers who are working in the field of aging.The article, “Racing Against Time,” featured The Progeria Research Foundation’s...
New Study Advances Drive for Treatment and Cure for Fatal Rapid-Aging Disease [Boston, MA – June 8, 2004] – Researchers today announced that a mutation of the Lamin A gene gradually causes devastating effects on cellular structure and function in children...
From left: B.J. Frazier, Publisher of The Daily Item, Audrey Gordon, Kathleen M. O’Toole the Police Commissioner for the City of Boston, Wayne M. Burton, President of North Shore community College We are both pleased and proud to share the news that Audrey...
Each month the HMHB website features a personal Question & Answer interview with experts in the fields of maternal and child health. PRF Medical Director Leslie Gordon shared PRF’s story in the April edition. Click on this link and Learn About...
The September issue of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer featured a very Special Report: “A Time to Live – A Boy Embraces Life as a Rare Disease Hastens His Aging.” This article presented a rare and heartwarming personal look at a year in the life of a...
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