A new study suggests that growing up in poverty accelerates biological development. For adolescent girls, this early onset of ...

A recent article in Nature, “Girls are starting puberty younger—why, and what are the risks?”, highlights a trend that has increasingly drawn the attention of scientists and clinicians: Girls are ...

A 10-year Danish study finds puberty is starting earlier in kids, linking the shift to pregnancy, weight, stress, and genetics.

Tanner stages are a tool used by healthcare providers to evaluate development in puberty. They detail five specific stages of physical change in puberty, including genital, breast, and pubic hair ...