Girls are hitting puberty way too early, some even at 9 or 10 years old. This is a shock for both kids and parents. The ...

The changes from childhood to adolescence occur during puberty. In recent decades, there has been an increase in the phenomenon of early puberty. The scientific community is studying the issue from ...

Frequent consumption of junk food may contribute to the early onset of puberty in girls, paediatricians have said. The child ...

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Girls given antibiotics during their first year of life, especially in the first three months, are more likely to enter puberty at an earlier age, according to research presented at the first Joint ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — American girls are entering puberty at earlier ages, putting them at far greater risk for breast cancer later in life and for all sorts of social and emotional problems well ...

A new study points to a possible factor in the trend of children reaching puberty at younger ages in recent decades. The first-of-its-kind research found that a common chemical, musk ambrette, used to ...

Patients with CPP had a higher risk for any mental disorder than their matched control individuals (adjusted risk ratio [aRR], 1.48; 95% CI, 1.31-1.67). They also showed a higher risk for depression ...

New research reveals that early growth patterns can help predict adult height and pubertal growth, but not when puberty will begin—challenging assumptions about how early development shapes lifelong ...

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