A new Danish study compiles 10 years of research from one of the world's largest and most detailed puberty cohorts and points to three main conclusions: puberty is occurring earlier; genes, pregnancy ...

Few topics provoke as much concern as the perception that puberty is beginning earlier than ever. While synthetic endocrine-disrupting chemicals are often cast as the primary culprits, puberty is ...

Two adult mouse pituitary glands. On the left, gonadotrophs derived after birth from stem cells appear in yellow. On the right, gonadotrophs in the embryo appear in green/yellow in the centre of the ...

The body changes, hormones surge, and the transition from child to teenager is well underway. But when puberty begins earlier ...

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have shown that gonadotrophs, cells in the pituitary gland with a key role in puberty and reproduction, come from two different populations, with the ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Mila Tomsich via Getty Images Most ice age teens started puberty around the same time as ...