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

[Flurry]

Apologies if this is considered in the wrong spot. But wow, I am amazed and saddened by this.

The baffling case of Brooke Greenberg, a 20-year-old who never developed beyond the toddler stage, may provide clues for scientists to unlock the secrets of longevity and help fight age-related disorders, such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and heart disease. Brooke, who passed away last Thursday, had the body and cognitive function of a one-year-old. She didn't grow after the age of five— and basically, she stopped aging entirely.

"Brooke Greenberg, even after her sad passing, may help to reveal answers to one of the major mysteries in human biology: Why do we age and is there any way to slow or suspend the aging process?" Dr. Eric Schadt, director of the Icahn Institute for Genomics and Multi-Scale Biology at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York, tells Yahoo Shine.

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[Sinon]

I'd like to know how exactly she died. She wasn't the "Fountain of Youth" they're proclaiming her to be, after all; ulcers, strokes, and various other medical problems that don't usually affect people that age. I doubt she's the next step in evolution, either.