Puberty is a biological transition characterized by hormonal changes, physical growth, and the emergence of visible signs, including breast development, body hair, increased height, voice changes, and ...

When the COVID-19 pandemic shut down much of the U.S. in March 2020, life came to a standstill and millions of people experienced drastic changes in their lifestyles. For adolescents, this meant ...

This study moves beyond static, cross-sectional associations between genetic risk and brain structure to identify when genetic risk begins to shape neurodevelopmental trajectories, providing some of ...

A recent study has identified how specific puberty hormones relate to the physical structure and functional wiring of the adolescent female brain. The findings suggest that hormones like estradiol and ...