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She is 16!

"Why doesn't she age?" Howard Greenberg, 52, asked of his daughter. "Is she the fountain of youth?"

Such questions are why scientists are fascinated by Brooke. Among the many documented instances of children who fail to grow or develop in some way, Brooke's case may be unique, according to her doctor, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine pediatrician Lawrence Pakula, in Baltimore.

"Many of the best-known names in medicine, in their experience ... had not seen anyone who matched up to Brooke," Pakula said. "She is always a surprise."

Brooke hasn't aged in the conventional sense. Dr. Richard Walker of the University of South Florida College of Medicine, in Tampa, says Brooke's body is not developing as a coordinated unit, but as independent parts that are out of sync. She has never been diagnosed with any known genetic syndrome or chromosomal abnormality that would help explain why.

http://abcnews.go.com/2020/Health/story ... 954&page=1

What an incredible medical story! There seems to be an endless amount of new crazy medical science stories out there. This is the most insane story of 2009 since that fur tree was found in a Russian man's lungs a couple months back. I'm curious as to why this wasn't made into news sooner, 16 years old?

This is similar to those other aging disorders where the body is tiny and different looking but the mind is still maturing. I would research if there is any rate in change in the biological tissue and study it.