Kids with ovaries go through distinct physical changes during puberty. Discover the stages of puberty for girls and how parents can help them adjust. Puberty can be a perplexing time for young people ...

More girls are hitting puberty at eight or earlier. Researchers are exploring the causes, the consequences and what should be done.

When the COVID-19 pandemic shut down much of the U.S. in March 2020, life came to a standstill and millions of people experienced drastic changes in their lifestyles. For adolescents, this meant ...

New research has shown that puberty plays a key role in shaping kidney health in adolescent girls, revealing a surprising shift in how the kidneys respond to injury. Although estrogen is known to ...

LAFAYETTE, La. — Adolescent girls in the Lafayette area now have a new resource center to help them get through some growing pains they may experience. Founders with the newly-opened center in the hub ...

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 ...

The research is being presented at the Joint Congress of ESPE and ESE in Copenhagen Denmark, 10-13 May 2025. Girls given antibiotics during their first year of life, especially in the first three ...