Many girls are beginning puberty at an early age, developing breasts sooner than girls of previous generations. But the physical changes don't mean the modern girls' emotional and intellectual ...

DEAR DOCTOR K: What should I expect when my daughter goes through puberty? How can I help her as she goes through these changes? DEAR READER: Full disclosure: I don’t have any personal or parental ...

Humanity is one step closer to understanding what triggers all the mysterious changes that take place in women during puberty. By looking at genetic variants in over 180,000 women of European descent, ...

The age when girls hit puberty has been falling at an alarming rate for decades, and scientists have struggled to explain why. New research suggests a compound found in a wide variety of products — ...

Q: What can I expect when my son goes through puberty? A:There are hormonal changes during puberty. In addition, the brain still is growing and developing; it is not yet the adult brain. There are ...

Editor’s note: The podcast Chasing Life With Dr. Sanjay Gupta explores the medical science behind some of life’s mysteries big and small. You can listen to episodes here. (CNN) — Puberty: It’s one of ...

Up until a few weeks ago, Cody, a 16-year-old living in a small community outside of Boise, Idaho, wore almost nothing but black. While the look may be a relatively common one, Cody had a deeper ...

“Mom, my voice is changing,” my son said in the car this morning. “It sounds cool.” Yes, it is. So is a whole lot more about him. My 12-year-old has reached puberty, and gone is my little boy. He’s ...

Last year, when my daughter filled out a special class poster in honor of her sixth birthday, she wrote the following five words to describe herself: cool, rocks, awesome, great and happy. I thought ...