Not getting enough sleep and going to bed late were associated with a higher risk for central precocious puberty, particularly in girls. Girls with this condition often had serious sleep issues 3.5 ...

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Cannabis use by mothers during pregnancy and while nursing may disrupt and slow the reproductive development of their daughters and even granddaughters, a new Washington State University study ...

A puberty nomogram is better than the classical criteria for identifying boys with constitutional delay in growth and puberty (CDGP), report researchers. Among 287 Danish boys with delayed puberty and ...

THURSDAY, Oct. 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Puberty is the time when children’s bodies start to make hormones that lead to physical changes and signs of maturation. It prepares the body for ...

Secreted gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) acts on the anterior pituitary gland to initiate puberty. Mutations in the protein immunoglobulin superfamily member 10 (IGSF10) have been linked to ...

Research suggests that the timing of puberty affects the accuracy and interpretation of body mass index (BMI) z-scores for judging adiposity in both girls and boys. Specifically, BMI z-scores ...