Teens who feel confident in managing the physical, emotional, and social changes that come with puberty report fewer symptoms ...

Although chronic/recurrent pain is generally considered a problem of adults, rates of some pain conditions - particularly back pain and headache - are substantial in adolescents, ranging from 20-50% ...

Boston, MA - In a nationwide multi-cohort study, new work led by the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute examined the importance of early life factors in pubertal development. The study, “Analysis ...

The implications of this work are that pubertal development and its timing should be considered, and potentially targeted, in efforts to improve cardiometabolic health. Experiencing puberty earlier, ...

Distinct patterns of early life weight gain predict differential risk for earlier onset of puberty among girls, according to data from a longitudinal analysis published in Journal of the Endocrine ...

Aksglaede and colleagues review much of the data demonstrating declining ages for both breast development and menarche among girls. The authors point out that previous studies were limited by the fact ...

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) were associated with substantially higher risk for earlier menarche and pubertal onset in girls while showing no significant effects on boys’ pubertal timing.

A study provides new evidence on the possible effects of these endocrine-disrupting chemicals on sexual development. A joint study by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a centre ...