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Brooke Greenberg: 20-Year-Old "Toddler's" Legacy of Hope and Love »

The baffling case of Brooke Greenberg, a 20-year-old who never developed beyond the age of a toddler, may provide clues that will help scientists unlock the secrets of longevity and help fight age-related disorders, such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and heart disease. Brooke, who passed away on Thursday, had the body and cognitive function of a one-year-old. She never grew at all after the age of five-basically, she stopped aging entirely. She may have been the only person in the world suffering from a mysterious genetic disease that her doctors called Syndrome X. ... Source Main page (current trends)
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