Performed under the guise of protection, CHIJIOKE IREMEKA reports how breast ironing leaves deep physical and emotional scars, silencing victims and ...

A mother is warning parents about the risks of accidental exposure to topical hormone gels after her daughter began showing ...

Colon cancer is now the deadliest cancer for people under 50, and researchers are scrambling to understand why rectal cases ...

How ongoing, age-appropriate conversations about bodies, intimacy, and consent build trust, safety, and lifelong confidence for children of all ages.

Girls with central precocious puberty (CPP) and premature thelarche exhibit distinct DXA-based body composition and bone density patterns.

A new Danish study compiles 10 years of research from one of the world's largest and most detailed puberty cohorts and points to three main conclusions: puberty is occurring earlier; genes, pregnancy ...

I was born in the mid-1970s, but if I’d been born 35 years later, I am almost certain someone would have told me I was ...

Why do some teens wind up with mental health and substance abuse problems? It's something researchers have worked to explain over the years, pointing to everything from parenting styles to genetic ...