For years, Leave It to Beaver fans wondered about the abrupt exit of Beaver’s nemesis Judy Hensler. Now, former child star Jeri Weil is opening up about what made her decide to leave the show and ...

Girls aren't alone in hitting puberty earlier. Boys are too, according to a study published Monday in the medical journal JAMA Pediatrics. And boys' body mass index as children might play a role.

Ah, adolescence: the gnarly netherworld of acne, braces, hormones, fickle friendships, and byzantine middle school stairways to nowhere. It was awkward enough when we went through it, and now puberty ...

A sweeping review of 12 international cohort studies shows that heavier boys, especially those carrying excess weight after age six, reach key puberty milestones sooner, reshaping how parents and ...

Young girls' bodies are maturing faster than their brains can keep up. A new study from Cincinnati Children's Hospital finds 42-percent of African American girls have hit puberty by age 8. The result ...

She said having to bind her breasts made her stop wanting to be an actor For years, Leave It to Beaver fans wondered about the abrupt exit of Beaver’s nemesis Judy Hensler. Now, former child star Jeri ...