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![Drug Extends Progeria Survival Sam Berns passed away due to complications from progeria in 2014. His mother, Leslie Gordon, is researching new treatments for the condition. She and her colleagues report encouraging new findings in JAMA.](https://medicine.at.brown.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/LeahFasten_24progera_02_biz-351x185.jpg)
Drug Extends Progeria Survival
A therapy originally developed to treat cancer could help children with this rare, fatal disease to live longer.