A new study suggests that growing up in poverty accelerates biological development. For adolescent girls, this early onset of ...

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 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 ...

UK children are getting taller. The reason why reveals a troubling story about obesity, inequality and poverty.

A coalition of 20 attorneys general are putting pressure on the American Medical Association to explain its support for puberty blockers for children, calling the group's position inconsistent with ...

Scheme open to those as young as eight faces growing backlash Laura Donnelly is the Health Editor for The Telegraph, leading award-winning coverage on the NHS, medical science breakthroughs, and ...

Microglia (immune cells) and the RANK protein are essential for triggering puberty and maintaining fertility in the brain.

A clinical trial into puberty blockers has been paused after the medicines regulator raised "new concerns directly related to the wellbeing of children", the government said. It comes after ...

Recruitment of children for study delayed after MHRA warns that participants should be no younger than 14 A clinical trial into puberty blockers for children has been paused after the medicines ...

Related: Wes Streeting admits he is not comfortable with young children being given puberty blockers A clinical trial for puberty blockers for children has been paused following concerns raised by the ...

A clinical trial assessing the risks and benefits of puberty-blocking drugs in children who question their gender has been paused after safety concerns were raised by the UK medicines watchdog. The ...