A girl can have up to 14-fold higher risk of early puberty if her genetics line up that way, new research shows. Photo by Adobe Stock/HealthDay News A girl's genetics can indirectly influence the age ...

New research shows girls are entering puberty earlier, with some as young as eight, whereas, previously, average onset was 10 ...

Girls and boys who were exclusively breastfed during their first four to six months showed a reduced risk of early puberty, according to a large new study from South Korea that Canadian doctors say ...

Sugar and artificial sweeteners might trigger early puberty in some kids Sugar, aspartame, sucralose and glycyrrhizin were associated with early puberty in Taiwanese children Girls and boys responded ...

A new study points to a possible factor in the trend of children reaching puberty at younger ages in recent decades. The first-of-its-kind research found that a common chemical, musk ambrette, used to ...

Today’s young people are hitting puberty earlier and starting menstruation younger. New research reveals that girls in the U.S. started their periods earlier over the last five decades and experienced ...

Kids who are exclusively breast-fed as infants are less likely to experience early puberty. This is the conclusion of South Korean researchers who studied the development and infant diets of more than ...

Scientists say they have discovered a gene that causes puberty to start unusually early. Central precocious puberty happens when a child hits puberty before age 9. Nutrition, environment and ...