Sam Berns, whose story is told in the currently-airing HBO documentary, Life According to Sam, died Friday at the age of 17. Sam suffered from the rare disease, Progeria, which causes premature and ...

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 ...

A Boston-area Jewish teen whose fight against a rare genetic disease that causes accelerated aging was chronicled in an Academy Award-contending documentary has died. Sam Berns of Foxborough, Mass., ...

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.Precocious wisdom: Remembering life of Sam BernsBerns ...

Read all about the latest gym openings, healthy events, and fitness trends in our twice weekly Wellness newsletter. Sam Berns, the Foxborough High School junior who suffered from Progeria, known as ...

Foxborough High School's class of 2015 is building a memorial garden to honor a classmate who died last year from complications of a rare genetic disease. Sam Berns, who had progeria, a disease marked ...

A Massachusetts community is coming together Tuesday to remember a young man who changed many lives just by facing his own health battle with so much courage.A funeral for 17-year-old Sam Berns is ...

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 ...