Among the laundry list of health problems COVID inflicted on the world's population, one of the more perplexing was an increase in the number of children experiencing what is known as idiopathic ...

Children are starting puberty earlier than in the past, potentially due to a combination of environmental, lifestyle, and metabolic factors – but the reasons why are still puzzling scientists. On ...

Pennsylvania saw a meteoric rise in the number of adolescents receiving puberty blockers through an insurance billing code currently being investigated under the Trump administration on fraud […] ...

During the pandemic, rates of precocious puberty rose by three-fold in some countries. Source: Engin_Akyurt / pixabay The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted people’s lives in many irreversible ways. One of ...

Jennifer Benton’s daughter was just 5 years old when her kindergarten teacher pointed out something unusual: the young girl was developing breasts. It was 2019 and the little girl loved playing with ...

Exposure to blue light, like that from smartphones or tablets, may lead to early puberty in male rats, according to research presented at the 61st Annual European Society for Pediatric Endocrinology ...

Girls who received a ventriculoperitoneal shunt for infantile hydrocephalus had an increased risk of early puberty, particularly those with myelomeningocele and repeated shunt revisions, a ...

Foresee Pharmaceuticals has shown that a long-acting version of its injectable prostate cancer med Camcevi can help patients with central precocious puberty (CPP), potentially opening the door | ...