Women’s health is often sidelined in the hustle of daily responsibilities, but regular screenings and proactive care can ...

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 ...

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 ...

New research links stress, BMI, and hormone patterns to pubertal timing, revealing implications for long-term health and ...

(WNDU) - Over the last several decades, studies show 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Why do some teens wind up with mental health and substance abuse problems? It’s something researchers have worked to explain over the years, pointing to everything from parenting styles to genetic ...