When the housing bubble burst in 2006 and people began to default on their mortgages, it led to the worst economic recession in the U.S. since World War II. Millions ...

New research shows girls are entering puberty earlier, with some as young as eight, whereas, previously, average onset was 10 ...

Puberty is a major milestone in every young girl's life, but the age at which it begins has been shifting. Over the last few decades, researchers have noticed that girls are entering puberty and ...

The other signs of a maturing body—underarm and pubic hair, pimples, and body odor—are due to hormones released not from the brain or sex organs but from the adrenal glands that cap the kidneys.

Little ones start out growing at a rapid pace. “By the time you buy 6-month-old clothes, they’ve already grown out of them,” jokes Dr. Vaneeta Bamba, pediatric endocrinologist and medical director of ...

Rochelle Collins, DO, is a board-certified family medicine physician and assistant clinical professor of family medicine at Quinnipiac University. Many things influence growth and body development in ...

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 ...