Early puberty in girls is accelerating, with first periods arriving nearly a year sooner than a generation ago. The post ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kids with ovaries go through distinct physical changes during puberty. Discover the stages of puberty for girls and how parents ...

Testosterone may play a bigger role in the emotional development of girls entering puberty than previously thought, according ...

A new study suggests that increasing levels of testosterone during early puberty may play a significant role in the emotional ...

Some of the most meaningful changes during puberty may not happen in the body alone. They may also happen in conversation. A ...

Integrative Lifestyle expert Luke Coutinho says that hormonal, emotional, metabolic, neurological and social changes in a ...

Girls who enter puberty early have a higher risk of developing overweight later in life—even if they were not overweight as children. This is shown by a new study from Aarhus University, which has ...

The combination of elevated stress, higher BMI, and increased levels of glucocorticoids may accelerate puberty onset in girls, according to new research involving more than 300 participants. Thelarche ...

Girls who undergo precocious puberty can potentially experience teasing and bullying due to their rapid physical changes.

Unique Danish longitudinal study with over 136,000 measurements reveals the connection between pubertal development and weight throughout adolescence. Girls who enter puberty early have a higher risk ...

During puberty, teens experience many changes in their bodies and hormones that can affect growth over the next several years. So what they eat during this time will impact them. Nutrition is a ...