Girl Who Never Ages May Hold Secrets to Immortality, University of Florida Medical School Study

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An 8-year-old girl from Billings, Mont., has the face and skin of a newborn baby due to a mysterious condition that causes her to age at a nearly imperceptible rate. Gabby Williams, 8, is one of a small group of people throughout the world who possess a condition that seems to slow the aging process, ABC News reports. Williams retains the facial features and skin of a newborn baby, and has to be fed and placed in diapers on a daily basis.

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