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 ...

A new study reports associations between specific hormones, higher BMI, and stress with earlier puberty in girls, a trend ...

The prevalence of early onset of puberty was higher in children with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) than those without HS, in a study that found precocious puberty increased the odds of developing HS ...

Central precocious puberty (CPP) is characterised by the premature activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis, resulting in early development of secondary sexual characteristics. This ...

Exclusive breastfeeding was associated with a lower risk of central precocious puberty (CPP) in boys and girls. CPP has been linked with an increased risk of adult health problems, like diabetes, ...

“While stress and BMI have long been recognized as independent predictors of puberty, few studies have examined how they ...

SAN FRANCISCO—Consuming certain sweeteners commonly found in foods and beverages may increase the risk of early puberty in children, particularly among those who are genetically predisposed, according ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Children with a high genetic risk score and high intake of some sweeteners were more likely to develop central ...

Sweeteners can crop up in everything from squash and fizzy drinks to desserts, sweets and even ready meals – and a new study warns they could be increasing the risk of early puberty in children. In ...

Sweetener intake, including aspartame and sucralose, was associated with an increased risk for early puberty in children, particularly in those who were genetically predisposed. Sex-specific effects ...

Common sweeteners found in foods and drinks may significantly increase the risk of early puberty in children, new research shows. The findings come from a large-scale study that was presented on today ...