Young girls' bodies are maturing faster than their brains can keep up. A new study from Cincinnati Children's Hospital finds 42-percent of African American girls have hit puberty by age 8. The result ...

Higher levels of key steroid hormones-combined with elevated stress and body mass index (BMI)-are associated with earlier ...

Genes can indirectly influence the age at which girls have their first period by accelerating weight gain in childhood, a known risk factor for early puberty, a Cambridge-led study has found. Other ...

Few topics provoke as much concern as the perception that puberty is beginning earlier than ever. While synthetic endocrine-disrupting chemicals are often cast as the primary culprits, puberty is ...

Over the last several decades, studies have shown puberty is starting earlier in young girls. It’s a trend researchers call alarming, and now they’ve identified a specific chemical that may be part of ...

A pediatric nurse of twenty years, and founder of We-Shirts and Keysie, Kearsley has spent years watching what happens in the ...

Editor’s note: The podcast Chasing Life With Dr. Sanjay Gupta explores the medical science behind some of life’s mysteries big and small. You can listen to episodes here. (CNN) — Puberty: It’s one of ...

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 ...

Autistic people — especially females — may be more likely to reach puberty early, although more research is necessary to explain the link. This can have significant social and psychological effects, ...