Sam Berns, Remarkable 17-Year-Old with Rare Aging Disease, Dies. The subject of October's HBO film Life According to Sam thought nothing was impossible. By. ... In 2003, PEOPLE profiled Sam, ...

A living memorial is being constructed as a tribute to Sam Berns, the 17-year-old Foxborough teen who died from the aging disease progeria in 2014. Skip to content NOWCAST NewsCenter 5 at 4 ...

Talk about a lonely hearts club. An unidentified woman from Guadeloupe has the rarest blood type on Earth, to the extent that ...

A funeral for 17-year-old Sam Berns is being held at Temple Israel in Sharon. New England Patriot's owner Robert Kraft was in attendance.

The story of Sam Berns, a 17-year-old from Foxboro with a rare aging disease, took flight and inspired people in the community and around the globe.

Sam Berns became a national figure for going public in his life with progeria, a rare genetic disease that causes accelerated aging. He died Friday at age 17.

Sam Berns, a victim of a rare aging disease called Progeria, has died at age 17. ... The syndrome is so rare that Sam was one of only about 200 people affected with it in the entire world.

Berns, who was diagnosed at 22-months-old, captivated the world with his witty personality and charm in the HBO documentary, “Life According to Sam” which aired in October 2013. The film ...

Sam Berns of Foxborough, Mass., died Friday after a lifelong battle with progeria. He was 17, three years older than the typical life expectancy for children with the disease.

Sam Berns, who died in 2014 at ... Sam Berns, who died in 2014 at age 17 from complications of the rare genetic disease progeria, ... I don't want people to feel bad for me," he said in the talk.

Foxboro Teenager Sam Berns Dies After Long Battle With Rare Disease. January 11, ... they positively impacted the lives of people around the world in their quest to find a cure for Progeria.