(Reuters Health) - Girls who go through puberty and develop breasts earlier than peers may have a higher risk of depression as well, a Chinese study suggests. Researchers analyzed data on puberty ...

Tanner stages track five milestone physical changes during puberty for both boys and girls. Early puberty in females starts before age 8, and before age 9 in males. Delayed puberty is when girls don't ...

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 ...

Rising childhood obesity is linked to early puberty and PCOS in adolescent girls. Here's how excess weight affects hormones, ...

Purdue Human Development and Family Studies researcher examines bibliographic data on puberty research—a critical period of biological and social development. Today’s puberty research is not just ...

In the first-ever genome-scale analysis of the puberty process in humans, researchers outline distinct and critical changes to stem cells in males during adolescence. In the first-ever genome-scale ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Transgender adolescents treated with gender-affirming hormone therapy early in puberty experience bone ...

For many, the pandemic has scrambled any sense of passing time. Parents and pediatricians know better: Babies turn into toddlers, who turn into elementary school students, who eventually hit puberty.

Chronic exposure to a widely used pesticide may delay sexual maturity in boys, according to a new study in India. Endosulfan is an organochlorine used around the world to protect squash, melons, ...