Medicine - Health
Puberty early can be caused by genetic mutations
When a child enters puberty sooner than expected, doctors often cannot explain why. However, researchers have discovered a gene mutation that causes some early puberty c…
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Medicine - Health
Early puberty, the child is easily obese
The age at which a girl has her first period may help predict the risk of obesity among her children later on. Research on 6,000 children in the UK shows that babies wit…
Medicine - Health
The cause of early puberty
Many parents are surprised when their children grow too fast, but few have prepared for what Dr. Michael Dedekian and colleagues at the University of Massachusetts Medic…
Cancer
Rise early 1 year, cancer risk increased by at least 6%
At puberty for 1 year early, children will be at risk of some 6% higher cancers than their normal peers.