Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new study reports associations between specific hormones, higher BMI, and stress with earlier puberty in girls, a trend with ...

Girls around the world are entering puberty earlier than in previous generations. Research shows that girls today start puberty more than a year earlier on average than girls born in the ending of ...

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 ...

Girls who grow up eating a healthier diet than their peers may be less likely to get their first menstrual periods at an earlier age — regardless of height or body mass index — a new study suggests.

Ruling Our eXperiences’s (ROX) Girls’ Index compiles data taken from a survey of tens of thousands of girls in schools across the country. For the 2023 Girls’ Index, declines in confidence and ...

The rise of misinformation aimed at young girls across digital underscores an urgent need for credible resources, empowering products, and emotionally safe communities. Today’s teen girls are ...

When the COVID-19 pandemic shut down much of the U.S. in March 2020, life came to a standstill and millions of people experienced drastic changes in their lifestyles. For adolescents, this meant ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Girls who grow up eating a healthier diet than their peers may be less likely to get their first menstrual periods at an earlier ...

Unique Danish longitudinal study with over 136,000 measurements reveals the connection between pubertal development and weight throughout adolescence. Girls who enter puberty early have a higher risk ...