The second annual 3K Butterfly Walk for Cockayne Syndrome will serve as a memorial for Ian and Eden Carroll, the son and daughter of Oliver Springs residents Tim and Haylee Carroll. It is hoped the ...

WASHINGTON — Devastated but undaunted to learn their two young children were dying of an incredibly rare premature-aging disorder, Amy and Cliff Marini quickly started a family bucket list while they ...

Leiden, The Netherlands, August 14, 2009. Biotech company Pharming Group NV ("Pharming" or "the Company") (NYSE Euronext: PHARM) announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, DNage, has had its ...

A tragic toddler has been diagnosed with a rare premature ageing condition which means she is unlikely to survive beyond childhood. Lillie-Mae Chipping has Cockayne syndrome, a neurodegenerative ...

The chemotherapy drug cisplatin can kill cancer, but it can also cause permanent hearing loss. The drug can kill the sensory cells of the inner ear, a phenomenon that is likely more severe in ...

Families with children who suffer from Cockayne Syndrome, a rare genetic disease characterized by premature aging, gathered at the weekend in Alexandra, Virginia, to share experiences about a ...

Cockayne syndrome is a severe autosomal recessive disorder caused by defective DNA repair mechanisms. People with the disease have much reduced life expectancy and suffer from facial deformities; ...

Cockayne syndrome is a rare disease, which occurs in about 1 in 500,000 babies. Aesthetically the babies’ symptoms include smaller-than-usual heads, growth deficiencies, sunken eyes and looking ...

Parents of children with Cockayne syndrome%2C a rare disease%2C met Mon. outside of D.C. Cockayne syndrome is a genetic condition that manifests itself in poor growth and premature aging The ...

Hua-Ying Fan, PhD, studies the cells of people who don't get cancer. These people have an inherited disorder called Cockayne syndrome and, unfortunately, they don't live long enough to develop cancer.

The Cockayne syndrome is a very rare hereditary disease, which can lead among others to dwarfism, neurological impairment, premature aging and a shortened life span. Skin symptoms include a striking ...

Cockayne syndrome is a severe autosomal recessive disorder caused by defective DNA repair mechanisms. People with the disease have much reduced life expectancy and suffer from facial deformities; ...