Augusto Odone, whose battle to find a treatment for his son’s rare disease was the basis for the 1992 film “Lorenzo’s Oil,” died Thursday in Italy. He was 80 and had been suffering from heart problems ...

(National) August 15, 2006 - Remember the 1992 movie "Lorenzo's Oil"? It's based on the real-life story of a little boy with that rare neurological disease. His parents, desperate to find a cure, end ...

ROME (AP) - Augusto Odone, a former World Bank economist, defied skeptical scientists to invent a treatment to try to save the life of his little boy, wasting away from a neurological disease, and to ...

In a snowy suburb just outside Washington D.C., a young man continues to defy the odds. "People will say, 'How come Lorenzo's still alive; he should have died 18 years ago,'" says Augusto Odone.

WASHINGTON — The man whose parents’ battle to save him from a nerve disease was told in the movie “Lorenzo’s Oil” died Friday at his home in Virginia, having lived more than 20 years longer than ...

Lorenzo’s oil -- a dietary supplement concocted by Virginia parents in a last-ditch effort to save their son’s life -- appears to delay the effects of a rare genetic disease in young boys if taken ...

Lorenzo’s Oil is based on the true story of the Odone family. Michaela (Susan Sarandon) and her husband, Augusto (Nick Nolte), lead a basically normal life with their adorable young son, Lorenzo. He ...

Some people do science without having research training or a specialty degree, just a need to explore. Such was the case with Augusto Odone, an Italian economist with no medical training who ...

Augusto Odone, a former World Bank economist, defied skeptical scientists to invent a treatment to try to save the life of his little boy, wasting away from a neurological disease, and to give hope to ...