Learn about the significant impacts of delayed puberty on children's growth, development, and emotional well-being, and the ...

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, ...

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

New research reveals that early growth patterns can help predict adult height and pubertal growth, but not when puberty will begin—challenging assumptions about how early development shapes lifelong ...

Changes in female hormones may trigger headaches in adolescent girls, but their effect may depend on age and their stage of pubertal development, according to a new study from researchers at ...

Experiencing puberty earlier, compared to same-age peers, may be one of the mechanisms through which childhood risk factors influence adult cardiometabolic health issues, according to a new study.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “Study findings showed that higher rates of weight gain between birth and 15 months and ‘high risk’ BMI ...

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 ...