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 ...

According to some estimates, more than 100 million children around the world experience separations from their caregiver every year. Previous research—much of it derived from the long-running ...

American boys are starting puberty up to two years earlier than decades ago, new data show. Boys are entering puberty at an average age of 10 among whites and Hispanics, and at an average age of 9 ...

Minipuberty refers to a specific period in early postnatal life with high activity of the hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal (HPG) hormone axis. In infant boys 1 to 3 months of age, high concentrations of ...