Worried about early puberty in your child? Child nutritionist Sanchita Daswani explains that milk isn't the sole culprit.

The body changes, hormones surge, and the transition from child to teenager is well underway. But when puberty begins earlier than among peers, it may have consequences for young people – even when it ...

A new study reports associations between specific hormones, higher BMI, and stress with earlier puberty in girls, a trend with medical and psychosocial consequences. Published in the Journal of ...

A new review article brings together more than ten years of research identifying several factors during pregnancy and childhood that appear to advance the timing of puberty Compared with their mothers ...

Few topics provoke as much concern as the perception that puberty is beginning earlier than ever. While synthetic endocrine-disrupting chemicals are often cast as the primary culprits, puberty is ...

Higher levels of key steroid hormones-combined with elevated stress and body mass index (BMI)-are associated with earlier onset of puberty in girls, according to a new study at Columbia University ...

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 ...

A recent article in Nature, “Girls are starting puberty younger—why, and what are the risks?”, highlights a trend that has increasingly drawn the attention of scientists and clinicians: Girls are ...

Why More Kids Are Starting Puberty Earlier Than Ever Before The age of puberty is dropping, and that pitches children into experiences they are unequipped for. But even after their brains catch up to ...