A recent study published in the journal Development and Psychopathology suggests that growing up in financially disadvantaged ...

Girls who enter puberty early have a higher risk of developing overweight later in life – even if they were not overweight as children. This is shown by a new study from Aarhus University, which has ...

Early puberty is becoming more common. Research shows it can change how girls are perceived, treated, and supported as they move through childhood.

A 10-year Danish study finds puberty is starting earlier in kids, linking the shift to pregnancy, weight, stress, and genetics.

Few topics provoke as much concern as the perception that puberty is beginning earlier than ever. While synthetic ...

Boston, MA - In a nationwide multi-cohort study, new work led by the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute examined the importance of early life factors in pubertal development. The study, “Analysis ...

A new Danish study compiles 10 years of research from one of the world's largest and most detailed puberty cohorts and points to three main conclusions: puberty is occurring earlier; genes, pregnancy ...

Microglia (immune cells) and the RANK protein are essential for triggering puberty and maintaining fertility in the brain.

The body changes, hormones surge, and the transition from child to teenager is well underway. But when puberty begins earlier ...

A 12-year-old boy was referred for an endocrinology evaluation because his primary care provider was concerned about a lack of pubertal development during a recent annual physical examination.