New research shows that starting puberty earlier than classmates may increase anxiety and emotional struggles, especially for ...

The body changes, hormones surge, and the transition from child to teenager is well underway. But when puberty begins earlier ...

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 ...

(Reuters Health) - Girls who go through puberty and develop breasts earlier than peers may have a higher risk of depression as well, a Chinese study suggests. Researchers analyzed data on puberty ...

Why do some teens wind up with mental health and substance abuse problems? It's something researchers have worked to explain ...

Purdue Human Development and Family Studies researcher examines bibliographic data on puberty research—a critical period of biological and social development. Today’s puberty research is not just ...

If the coming-of-age changes you notice in your child make you wonder if the kid you still consider your “baby” is literally growing up too fast, it’s probably nothing to worry about. “I think a lot ...

What was studied: Whether kids who eat certain sweeteners (like aspartame, sucralose, glycyrrhizin, and added sugar) may face a higher risk of early puberty — especially when they carry genes that ...

Reproductive hormones that develop during puberty are not responsible for changes in social behavior that occur during adolescence, according to the results of a newly published study by a University ...

In the first-ever genome-scale analysis of the puberty process in humans, researchers outline distinct and critical changes to stem cells in males during adolescence. In the first-ever genome-scale ...