A teenager whose battle with a rare genetic condition that accelerates the aging process inspired professional athletes and spurred medical research was honored at his funeral on Tuesday. Hundreds of ...
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 ...
FOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts (AP) - A teenager whose battle with a rare genetic condition that accelerates the aging process became the subject of an HBO documentary has died. Sam Berns was 17. Berns, of ...
Berns had 'Benjamin Button' disease called progeria. Jan. 11, 2014— -- The 17-year-old boy who became the face of the progeria, the "Benjamin Button" disease, has died. Sam Berns died Friday from ...
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — A teenager whose battle with a rare genetic condition that accelerates the aging process became the subject of an HBO documentary has died. Sam Berns was 17. Berns, of Foxborough, ...