TikTok star Beandri Booysen, known for her inspirational social media videos, has died. She was 19. On Wednesday, Dec. 18, Beandri's mom, Bea Booysen, confirmed on Facebook that the teenager had died.

Researchers have shown that harmful bonds between protein and DNA fuel immune attack in progeria. Pumping up a protein that cuts these bonds could prevent symptoms.

Unrepaired DNA-protein crosslinks (DPCs) – highly toxic tangles of protein and DNA – cause a process that leads to premature ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. South African TikTok star Beandri Booysen had Progeria, also known as Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (Facebook) South ...

Children who develop deep wrinkles, stunted growth, and rapidly aging bones and blood vessels as early as 1 to 2 years of age may be suffering from Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS), a rare ...

The results of a University of Maryland (UMD)-led study could point to new and improved treatment approaches for Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS), a rare genetic disorder that causes ...

September 27, 2012 — A farnesyltransferase inhibitor originally intended to treat cancer has improved the conditions of all 25 children in a clinical trial for the rapid-aging disorder ...

In the spring of 2005, families affected by progeria welcomed the news from two studies that uncovered new information about this rare, devastating condition that causes premature aging in children.

A new mouse study found that unrepaired DNA-protein crosslinks activate inflammatory signaling pathways that trigger early aging disorders.

A new research paper was published in Volume 17, Issue 9 of Aging-US on August 27, 2025, titled, "Deregulated miR-145 and miR-27b in Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome: implications for adipogenesis ...