Puberty is the time when children's bodies start to make hormones that lead to physical changes and signs of maturation.

For evolutionary reasons, women have wider pelvises than men to enable childbirth. This affects the so-called Q-angle, which ...

Boys with a large increase in body mass index (BMI) during puberty are at increased risk of death due to cardiovascular disease later in life. There is no corresponding risk among boys overweight when ...

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The rise of misinformation aimed at young girls across digital underscores an urgent need for credible resources, empowering products, and emotionally safe communities. Today’s teen girls are ...

Girls who enter puberty early have a higher risk of developing overweight later in life—even if they were not overweight as children. This is shown by a new study from Aarhus University, which has ...

Puberty is when the difference between men and women emerges. This is when our bodies massively increase the production of ...

Corewell Health will no longer provide gender-affirming care to minors. Noting the “serious risk of legal and regulatory action,” the health system said Thursday, Sept. 11, that it would stop ...

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 ...

Consuming certain sweeteners commonly found in foods and beverages may increase the risk of early puberty in children, particularly among those who are genetically predisposed, according to a study ...

Researchers are concerned about the effect of artificial and natural sweeteners on kids. New research out of Asia suggests that consuming artificial sweeteners aspartame and sucralose, natural ...