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 ...
This week, as BBC Radio 4 explores what it means to grow up as a girl in 2026, health presenter Laura Foster is examining a striking scientific reality: that girls today are hitting puberty earlier ...
MSN: Growing Up Too Fast: Expert Explains Causes Of Rising Early Puberty In Urban Kids And The Hidden Dangers
Growing Up Too Fast: Expert Explains Causes Of Rising Early Puberty In Urban Kids And The Hidden Dangers
Direct Marketing News: Scientists tracked 10,000 children and discovered poverty rewires girls’ biology — accelerating puberty and creating an emotional mismatch that drives anxiety and falling ...
Scientists tracked 10,000 children and discovered poverty rewires girls’ biology — accelerating puberty and creating an emotional mismatch that drives anxiety and falling ...
Medical Xpress: Stress, BMI, and hormones linked to earlier puberty in girls
Higher levels of key steroid hormones—combined with elevated stress and body mass index (BMI)—are associated with earlier onset of puberty in girls, according to a new study at Columbia University ...
Nature: Girls are starting puberty younger — why, and what are the risks?
Girls are starting puberty younger — why, and what are the risks?
News Medical: Antibiotic use in infancy raises early puberty risk in girls, study finds
Girls given antibiotics during their first year of life, especially in the first three months, are more likely to enter puberty at an earlier age, according to research presented at the first Joint ...