Berns was the star of a popular documentary on progeria, a disease that accelerates aging. His parents, spurred by Sam's own illness, were... Sam Berns, the teen who became nationally known for his ...

The Progeria Research Foundation is hosting a fundraiser Thursday in memory of Sam Berns, the Foxboro resident who died in 2014 of the rapid-aging disease progeria. He was 17. Wormtown Brewery at ...

Sam Berns died last week, at the age of 17. I never knew him, but he touched my heart -- and those of so many others. I first saw his picture years ago. A teenager weighing 50 pounds and looking like ...

Sam Berns, the 17-year-old star of Life According to Sam—a feature-length documentary about his life that’s been shortlisted for an Academy Award—died last week from complications of progeria. Through ...

Berns had 'Benjamin Button' disease called progeria. Sam Berns and his family have been leading the fight against progeria and are featured in a new HBO documentary called "Life According to Sam." Jan ...

The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first drug for a rare genetic disorder that causes children to grow old before they grow up. NPR's Jon Hamilton reports that the drug is largely the ...

Sam Berns, the teen who became nationally known for his fight against a disease that accelerates aging, from complications of his disorder. As our friends at Shots explained back in September, Sam's ...