More girls are hitting puberty at eight or earlier. Researchers are exploring the causes, the consequences and what should be done.

Learn about the significant impacts of delayed puberty on children's growth, development, and emotional well-being, and the ...

Although chronic/recurrent pain is generally considered a problem of adults, rates of some pain conditions - particularly back pain and headache - are substantial in adolescents, ranging from 20-50% ...

The implications of this work are that pubertal development and its timing should be considered, and potentially targeted, in efforts to improve cardiometabolic health. Experiencing puberty earlier, ...

Teens who feel confident in managing the physical, emotional, and social changes that come with puberty report fewer symptoms ...

Experiencing puberty earlier, compared to same-age peers, may be one of the mechanisms through which childhood risk factors influence adult cardiometabolic health issues, according to a new study.

Reproductive hormones that develop during puberty are not responsible for changes in social behavior that occur during adolescence, according to the results of a newly published study by a University ...

Medical and public concern about a controversial UK trial of puberty blockers is on the rise, as are efforts to derail it. The clinical Pathways trial is due to begin recruiting children and ...

Sweeteners can crop up in everything from squash and fizzy drinks to desserts, sweets and even ready meals – and a new study warns they could be increasing the risk of early puberty in children. In ...