Progeria

• On Friday, March 2, the Progeria Research Foundation will host its 7th Annual Texas Hold 'Em Poker Tournament at the Azorean Brotherhood Hall, 20 Howley St. in Peabody.
(Patch)
• When asked, "What does Selena mean to you?" 13-year-old Hana Hwang answers simply, "She's my hero.
(Ecorazzi.com)
• Microbiologist Richard Draman needs to find a cure for progeria, a rare genetic disorder, especially of early childhood, characterized by premature aging. His daughter has progeria, and he must find a way to save her.
(Winston-Salem Journal)
• The 13-year-old who suffers from progeria, a condition that causes children to age prematurely, was stunned when when her favourite star visited her in her LA hospital in December.
(Daily Mail)
• Hana, a 13-year-old progeria patient, was introduced to Gomez on the suggestion of her tutor Sara Kim. Moments ago, Selena detailed the impact that introduction has had on her own life.
(LALATE news)
• Hana Hwang, a 13-year-old progeria patient, has become a celebrity on YouTube after posting a short video of thanks to her hero Selena Gomez, who paid a surprise visit to the Los Angeles Childrens Hospital in December.
(International Business Times)
• Her current work has focused on the rare premature aging disorder, Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome. Among her leadership efforts as NHLBI director, Dr.
(Yahoo Finance)
• It has been reported that Willow chopped her hair off to stand in solidarity with her friend, Hayley Okines, who suffers from Progeria—a rare genetic disorder that causes rapid aging and accelerated hair loss.
(Popular Critic)
• The story has been corrected. In a Sept. 8 story about a South African girl with progeria , The Associated Press erroneously reported that Ontlametse Phalatse is the first black child diagnosed with the aging disease.
(msnbc.com)
• Sadly, the instant Sondra walks a few feet down the road she rapidly ages and crumples to dust. In real life, a rare syndrome called Progeria affects certain individuals, and causes an extremely rapid aging process.
(Film Threat)