The authors of a new book on puberty had trouble coming up with a name. The guide to growing up, for pre-teens 9 to 13, is written for all kids – girls, boys, nonbinary youth. It's inclusive of the ...

Last year, the government brought in a UK-wide indefinite ban on the drugs being prescribed privately or by the NHS to ...

Puberty blockers will be tested on children with gender dysphoria, researchers have announced, after a major independent ...

One trial will compare those receiving puberty-supressing drugs and non-medical care with those receiving non-medical care ...

We may think of our children as our forever babies, but their bodies don’t always tell the same story. “Puberty is starting earlier and lasting longer,” says bestselling author Nancy Redd in an ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — More children are starting puberty earlier, according to several reports. Now, doctors are urging more awareness for families. It’s called precocious puberty and it’s mostly ...

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A new study points to sweeteners like aspartame, sucralose, glycyrrhizin, and added sugars as key drivers of early puberty in some children.

Former U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss touted the country's decision to ban puberty blockers for children through the National Health Service, citing concerns about the long-term impacts. Truss warned ...

Lead authors Marlon Goering, Ph.D., and Sylvie Mrug, Ph.D., from the Department of Psychology in the UAB College of Arts and Sciences, say two risk factors for early puberty parents can monitor are a ...

“In puberty, they go into it at like 5 foot with no boobs and no period, and then two or three years later, the kid is 5’8” ...