Boys who enter puberty later than average are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes as adults, irrespective of their weight or socio-economic factors, according to research presented at the first ...

A child presenting with suspected delayed puberty requires a thorough history, including family history; a detailed physical examination, with particular attention to breast development in girls and ...

Chemicals called PFAS (aka per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) made news a few years ago when they were allegedly found in popular brands of period underwear, including Thinx, via independent testing ...

In a recent letter to Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy, researchers report the results of a large Chinese study on the impact of dietary protein on the gut microbiome and puberty timing. Study ...

Boys who enter puberty later than average are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes as adults, irrespective of their weight or socio-economic factors, according to research presented at the first ...

Research reveals that girls are starting puberty earlier than in past decades, a trend researchers find alarming due to its long-term health implications. A study published in JAMA Network analyzed ...

Tanner stages track five milestone physical changes during puberty for both boys and girls. Early puberty in females starts before age 8, and before age 9 in males. Delayed puberty is when girls don't ...

HACKENSACK, N.J. - Researchers studying the environmental causes of early puberty detected hormone-disrupting chemicals in four out of five healthy New Jersey girls, but evidence shows the substances ...

A 12-year-old boy was referred for an endocrinology evaluation because his primary care provider was concerned about a lack of pubertal development during a recent annual physical examination.