The FDA has approved the first drug to treat the rapid-aging disease progeria

An oral treatment blocks the buildup of defective proteins in the body

People with the genetic disease progeria

People with the genetic disease progeria, such as this brother and sister from Belgium, age very rapidly and often die before age 15.

The Progeria Research Foundation

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a treatment that could give children with a rare genetic illness that causes premature aging more time to live.