A 10-year Danish study finds puberty is starting earlier in kids, linking the shift to pregnancy, weight, stress, and genetics.

Children are starting puberty earlier than in the past, potentially due to a combination of environmental, lifestyle, and metabolic factors – but the reasons why are still puzzling scientists. On ...

A new Danish study compiles 10 years of research from one of the world's largest and most detailed puberty cohorts and points to three main conclusions: puberty is occurring earlier; genes, pregnancy ...

Few topics provoke as much concern as the perception that puberty is beginning earlier than ever. While synthetic ...

Data has shown girls around the world have begun starting puberty earlier, and a new study suggests this might be because of exposure to toxic chemicals. Early puberty is associated with an increased ...

More girls are hitting puberty at eight or earlier. Researchers are exploring the causes, the consequences and what should be done. When Lola was eight years old, she went through a massive growth ...

Girls around the world are entering puberty earlier than in previous generations. Research shows that girls today start puberty more than a year earlier on average than girls born in the ending of ...

A growing number of children are showing signs of puberty at significantly younger ages than the average. Yet many families may face hurdles in getting diagnoses. Jennifer Benton’s daughter was just 5 ...

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 ...

Italy noticed it first. It was the first country to lock down during the COVID-19 pandemic, and later in 2020, researchers at Florence’s Anna Meyer Children’s University Hospital were the first to ...