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 ...

Your child has made it past the terrible twos and those subsequent “threenage” years, as well. Puberty is still years out. But, as a parent, you may start to notice that your child is acting ...

Puberty is the process of a child's body changing to an adult body. It doesn't happen overnight, and it doesn't happen at the same age in all children. Most girls undergo puberty changes between 8 and ...

Landmark new research shows Ice Age teens from 25,000 years ago went through similar puberty stages as modern-day adolescents. Landmark new research shows Ice Age teens from 25,000 years ago went ...

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 ...

Ayesha Rascoe talks to pediatrician Adiaha Spinks-Franklin, of Texas Children's Hospital, about the risks of early onset puberty and its complicated relationship with COVID-19. Puberty can be scary ...

A study provides new evidence on the possible effects of these endocrine-disrupting chemicals on sexual development. A joint study by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a centre ...