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

Learn about the significant impacts of delayed puberty on children's growth, development, and emotional well-being, and the ...

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 ...

Precocious puberty is when signs of sexual maturity occur earlier than age 8 in a girl and age 9 in a boy. (Photo: Getty Images) Every child goes through puberty, but not everyone experiences it at ...

Teens who feel confident in managing the physical, emotional, and social changes that come with puberty report fewer symptoms ...

In the first-ever genome-scale analysis of the puberty process in humans, researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah (U of U) outline distinct and critical changes to ...

A new study from Aarhus University shows that children who have expressed a desire at the age of 11 to be a different gender enter puberty earlier than their peers. However, more research is required, ...

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 ...

A new study from Aarhus University shows that children who have expressed a desire at the age of 11 to be a different gender enter puberty earlier than their peers. However, more research is required, ...

Sugar, aspartame (Equal), sucralose (Splenda) and glycyrrhizin (licorice root) are all significantly associated with a higher risk of early puberty, particularly in genetically predisposed children, ...