Autistic people — especially females — may be more likely to reach puberty early, although more research is necessary to explain the link. This can have significant social and psychological effects, ...

Zaria was just 9 years old when a nurse practitioner delivered news that rocked her world: The young girl was already showing signs of puberty development, and she was on track to get her period ...

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 ...

Precocious Puberty: Types, Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis and Treatment: By Anjali Srivastava Precocious puberty is a condition where the physical and hormonal signs of early puberty appear before the ...

Not getting enough sleep and going to bed late were associated with a higher risk for central precocious puberty, particularly in girls. Girls with this condition often had serious sleep issues 3.5 ...

Years later, doctors still talk about the strange case of the cows that made the children grow up too fast. The children were all girls living in or around Michigan, and all of them were born sometime ...

The prevalence of early onset of puberty was higher in children with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) than those without HS, in a study that found precocious puberty increased the odds of developing HS ...

The journey of parenting can be filled with unique challenges, especially when it comes to managing health concerns like precocious puberty. A recent cross-sectional survey has shed light on the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Children with a high genetic risk score and high intake of some sweeteners were more likely to develop central ...

Kids who are exclusively breast-fed as infants are less likely to experience early puberty. This is the conclusion of South Korean researchers who studied the development and infant diets of more than ...

Kids who consume artificial and natural sweeteners like aspartame, sucralose, and glycyrrhizin may face an increased risk of early puberty, especially if they carry specific genetic markers. This ...