Cockayne Syndrome is a rare and very unfamiliar genetic disease that affects children in a host of perplexing ways that can be characterized by rapid aging.

How does such an odd pathology develop? how can we still have no effective treatment for such a disease? where is the research now? This week, we'll attempt to tackle these questions as we dive into the world of Cockayne Syndrome.

Artwork this week from a parent of a child with Cockayne (http://bluepurpleandscarlett.com/2012/02/23/new-stare-cards-for-cockayne-syndrome)