很多家长在面对儿童肥胖时，第一反应往往是孩子胖点壮、长得高。然而，从人体生长发育的客观规律来看，这种因肥胖带来的生长加速现象仅仅存在于童年阶段，尤其是在4岁以后[1,2]。长期来看，儿童期肥胖带来的健康影响是负面且深远的，其中最需要警惕的就是生理发育 ...

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WHAT: Today’s puberty research is not just about endocrinology and metabolism, pediatrics and reproductive biology. According to a new study, the topics most written about include age, gender issues ...

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 ...

In the first-ever genome-scale analysis of the puberty process in humans, researchers outline distinct and critical changes to stem cells in males during adolescence. In the first-ever genome-scale ...

A 10-year Danish study finds puberty is starting earlier in kids, linking the shift to pregnancy, weight, stress, and genetics.

Purdue Human Development and Family Studies researcher examines bibliographic data on puberty research—a critical period of biological and social development. Today’s puberty research is not just ...

(Reuters Health) - Girls who go through puberty and develop breasts earlier than peers may have a higher risk of depression as well, a Chinese study suggests. Researchers analyzed data on puberty ...

For many, the pandemic has scrambled any sense of passing time. Parents and pediatricians know better: Babies turn into toddlers, who turn into elementary school students, who eventually hit puberty.