Research from the University of Granada published in the European Journal of Pediatrics has revealed that girls with higher ...

Girls exposed to higher levels of BPA and benzophenones, chemicals found in plastics, resins and sunscreen filters, face ...

Early puberty in girls is accelerating, with first periods arriving nearly a year sooner than a generation ago. The post ...

The combination of elevated stress, higher BMI, and increased levels of glucocorticoids might accelerate the onset of puberty in girls, according to new research involving more than 300 participants.

The combination of elevated stress, higher BMI, and increased levels of glucocorticoids may accelerate puberty onset in girls, according to new research involving more than 300 participants. Thelarche ...

Recreational physical activity may be associated with breast tissue composition and biomarkers of stress in adolescent girls, according to a new study from Columbia University Mailman School of Public ...

Puberty is the time when children's bodies start to make hormones that lead to physical changes and signs of maturation. It prepares the body for reproduction. It is also when significant growth ...

Some subgroups of children with precocious puberty-such as older girls with slowly progressing puberty-may not need the same level of testing or treatment, according to a new Endocrine Society ...