Zach Pickard, a 17-year-old who had the rare rapid-aging disease progeria has died, his Lexington minister said in an online message to church members Sunday. Michael Swartzentruber, Senior Minister ...
Progress in the quest to help progeria patients suggests that gene editing techniques may help treat other ultrarare conditions. By Gina Kolata A cure for an ultrarare disease, progeria, could be on ...
A ground-breaking online community has been launched to allow people with the rare disease Progeria to communicate regardless of their location or language. Progeria Connect, a new partnership between ...
Zach Pickard during a weekly visit to On the Move Pediatric Therapy in Lexington in 2015. Charles Bertram cbertram@herald-leader.com Zach Pickard, a 17-year-old who had the rare rapid-aging disease ...