Actor Max Casella is opening up about his journey with pituitary dwarfism or growth hormone deficiency. The actor told Page Six Wednesday he didn't reach puberty until he was 27 due to the condition.

Exposure to blue light, like that from smartphones or tablets, may accelerate bone growth and bone age, leading to early puberty in rats. This research, presented at the 62nd Annual European Society ...

This article was reviewed by Darragh O’Carroll, MD. Key takeaways: Your final height is mostly a matter of genetics, but nutrition, overall health, and hormones — including testosterone and growth ...

The ability to predict early or late puberty will, in the long term, make improved height-gain forecasts at individual level possible. This will enhance prospects of detecting hidden diseases and, for ...

When girls reach puberty at an unusually early age, they face a significantly higher risk of developing breast cancer later in life. Now, experts at Cincinnati Children's and the University of ...

"We've been tracking children's growth from birth all the way through to adulthood, and the fastest period of growth is ...

As the parent of a pre-teen or teenager, you might notice that your child's weight fluctuates frequently. You might wonder whether this is normal or worry that something is wrong. In most cases, ...

Your final height is mostly a matter of genetics, but nutrition, overall health, and hormones — including testosterone and growth hormone — influence growth during childhood and adolescence.

In monitoring and prediction of children's growth, the spurt in puberty is often considered too variable to be predictable. However, new findings and methods enable a better picture of how children ...