In new research being presented at the European Congress on Obesity in Istanbul, Turkey (12–15 May) and published in The ...

As access to gender-affirming care for minors narrows, clinicians are adapting — using nonhormonal options, stronger mental ...

Note – this is an early press release from the European Congress on Obesity in Istanbul, Turkey, 12-15 May. Please credit the congress when using this research* In new research to be presented at this ...

Higher levels of key steroid hormones—combined with elevated stress and body mass index (BMI)—are associated with earlier ...

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 ...

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 ...

A new review article brings together more than ten years of research identifying several factors during pregnancy and childhood that appear to advance the timing of puberty Compared with their mothers ...

Why do some teens wind up with mental health and substance abuse problems? It’s something researchers have worked to explain over the years, pointing to everything from parenting styles to genetic ...

Georgia will become the latest state to put additional restrictions on gender-affirming care for minors after last-minute amendments were added to a home health bill in the state senate. HB 54, ...

More girls are hitting puberty at eight or earlier. Researchers are exploring the causes, the consequences and what should be done. When Lola was eight years old, she went through a massive growth ...

“It is unconscionable to coerce young people into participating and, for half of the cohort, delay the care they’ve been assessed as needing.” Transgender rights advocates in the U.K. are blasting two ...

The government’s ban on puberty blockers for gender-affirming care marks a troubling shift: politicians are now making decisions that should sit with clinicians working alongside young people and ...