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 ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Overweight boys may start puberty later than their leaner peers, new research shows. In girls, the opposite is true: Being heavy increases the likelihood that a girl will ...

A recent article in Nature, “Girls are starting puberty younger—why, and what are the risks?”, highlights a trend that has increasingly drawn the attention of scientists and clinicians: Girls are ...

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 ...