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

You smell terrible, hair starts growing in weird places and red sores break out across your face. No, you’re not turning into ...

FARGO - The perils of puberty start with the pituitary. The brain makes a hormone that causes the pituitary gland to release two more hormones, which then produce the sex hormones that initiate ...

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 ...

PUBERTY blockers may not even be safe for animals so the NHS should call off its experiment on teenagers who think they are ...

It can happen sooner than you think: your tiny little newborn daughter suddenly wears the same size as you do! When will her growth slow down? There is one milestone that may indicate that she's about ...

Puberty can be hard on the kid going through it and the parent trying to help them. Your child is going through physical changes that can be awkward and embarrassing. As a parent, you may struggle ...

Exposure to blue light, like that from smartphones or tablets, may accelerate bone growth and bone age, leading to early puberty in rats. This research, presented at the 62nd Annual European Society ...