Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Precocious puberty is when signs of sexual maturity occur earlier than age 8 in a girl and age 9 in a boy. (Photo: Getty Images) ...

Puberty often begins early for children who are obese. While there is nothing new about this fact, a scientific explanation has been elusive. Now, a team of scientists at the University of Copenhagen ...

July 3 (UPI) --A new analysis of roundworm genetics has offered scientists fresh insights into the timing of puberty in humans. In addition to physical and sexual maturation, the juvenile-to-adult ...

Adolescence and puberty are not the same. Adolescence is that ten to twelve year period of social and psychological growth that transforms the dependent child (beginning in late elementary or early ...

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 ...

Lisa Mundy receives funding from NHMRC and the Commonwealth Department of Education and Training. Lisa Mundy has previously received funding from Australian Rotary Health, the Invergowrie Foundation ...

Every child goes through puberty, but not everyone experiences it at the same time. The average age that a child reaches sexual maturity differs between the genders: Girls experience puberty between 8 ...