A girl can have up to 14-fold higher risk of early puberty if her genetics line up that way, new research shows. Photo by Adobe Stock/HealthDay News A girl's genetics can indirectly influence the age ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers tracked infant diets and development to see how infant feeding was associated with early puberty onset in a large ...

A new study points to a possible factor in the trend of children reaching puberty at younger ages in recent decades. The first-of-its-kind research found that a common chemical, musk ambrette, used to ...

Sugar and artificial sweeteners might trigger early puberty in some kids Sugar, aspartame, sucralose and glycyrrhizin were associated with early puberty in Taiwanese children Girls and boys responded ...

Noticing physical changes in your daughter before age eight? A leading expert explains the causes behind early puberty, the ...

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 to a study ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — American girls are entering puberty at earlier ages, putting them at far greater risk for breast cancer later in life and for all sorts of social and emotional problems well ...

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 ...

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 ...

Scientists say they have discovered a gene that causes puberty to start unusually early. more Central precocious puberty happens when a child hits puberty before age 9. Nutrition, environment and ...