Scientists identify a molecule key to the development of progeria, a lethal disease that causes hyper-accelerated ageing.
Mice with a version of the disease progeria have abnormal aortas . Mice treated with a newly developed molecule have aortas similar to those of mice without the condition . Credit: N.
ZhangChildren with the rare disease progeria show signs of old age while they are still toddlers, and few survive past their teens. Now scientists have designed a molecule that extends the lives of mice genetically engineered to have progeria symptoms
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