For years, ligament tears have been a crisis among young athletes — even though a few simple exercises can prevent them.

The Declining Age of Puberty: Why U.S. Girls Are Starting Their Periods Earlier Than Ever For the past half-century, a ...

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 ...

The Health Minister, Mike Nesbitt, recently suspended Northern Ireland’s involvement in a clinical trial of puberty blocking ...

Early pubertal timing in adolescents may be linked to higher psychological distress, anxiety, and risk-taking behaviors, ...

“Our studies suggest that girls who enter puberty early may have twice the risk of receiving psychiatric medication for mental health conditions in general, compared with girls who begin puberty at ...

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

JIM Ambrose had an idyllic life in a rural town in Louisiana, running around the neighbourhood with friends, but there was a secret his family had kept from him since he was a baby. As a ...

Childhood obesity has become one of the most important issues in contemporary society related to public health. The problem that is now being discussed as an adult health issue is spreading among ...

The numbers are striking. In France, 45.2% of teenage girls stopped participating in sports before the age of 15, according to a January 13 study by the French health insurance provider MGEN. This is ...

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 ...