Data has shown girls around the world have begun starting puberty earlier, and a new study suggests this might be because of exposure to toxic chemicals. Early puberty is associated with an increased ...

The effects of air pollution on the human body extend far beyond a tickly throat. Concerns over fertility have already been raised by numerous scientific studies, and researchers have now identified ...

We all have horror stories from our puberty phase: voice cracks, bad breakouts, hormone fluctuations; the list goes on. But on top of the awkwardness of growing up, many girls from low-income families ...

Researchers match tooth and bone features to identify Paleolithic adolescent maturation. Here's what they have to say about these ice age teens. How do you know when an Ice Age teen hits puberty? You ...

Unique Danish longitudinal study with over 136,000 measurements reveals the connection between pubertal development and weight throughout adolescence. Girls who enter puberty early have a higher risk ...

Esi’s* earliest memories of puberty do not involve training bras, colorful Always pads, or flipping through the pages of the Care & Keeping of You American Girl book. Instead, they are filled with ...

“Sorry, my dad says I’m going through puberty,” says my neighbor. He’s 12 and his voice has just cracked during a rant on the merits of Panic! at the Disco. I ...

Precocious puberty is puberty that begins earlier than usual. An underlying condition may cause it, but other people experience early puberty for no apparent reason. Even when puberty occurs early ...

Some research has hinted that breastfeeding or milk drinking might affect when kids hit puberty, but a new study casts doubt on that. Studies have suggested that girls who are breastfed tend to start ...

Puberty blockers are medications that prevent the body from producing the hormones that cause the physical changes of puberty. Young people who are transgender may take puberty blockers to prevent the ...