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

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 ...

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 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 ...

I explain the case of a man who reportedly never experienced puberty. Blackmailed by lover, Surat businessman shoots self days before daughter's wedding Suryakumar Yadav makes honest admission after ...

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 ...

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 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 ...