Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kids with ovaries go through distinct physical changes during puberty. Discover the stages of puberty for girls and how parents ...

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 ...

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

Why do some teens wind up with mental health and substance abuse problems? It's something researchers have worked to explain over the years, pointing to everything from parenting styles to genetic ...

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

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 ...

When the COVID-19 pandemic shut down much of the U.S. in March 2020, life came to a standstill and millions of people experienced drastic changes in their lifestyles. For adolescents, this meant ...

The unrealistic ideals placed on female athletes are not only ignorant, but also deeply harmful, writes Lauren Fleshman.

The research is being presented at the Joint Congress of ESPE and ESE in Copenhagen Denmark, 10-13 May 2025. Girls given antibiotics during their first year of life, especially in the first three ...