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·November 18, 2022·4 min read

Children Who Doubt Their Gender Identity Enter Puberty Earlier

Study reveals 11-year-olds who question their gender identity or express a desire to change their gender enter puberty earlier than their peers.

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·November 16, 2022·3 min read

How Is Puberty Onset Developmentally Programmed?

The developmental onset of puberty is dependent upon the TBX3 gene, a new study reports. Researchers also found puberty onset is linked to neural differentiation during the development of the hypothalamus.

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·November 15, 2022·4 min read

How Hormonal Birth Control May Affect the Adolescent Brain

Hormonal contraception disrupts signal transmission between cells in the prefrontal cortex of adolescents. Hormonal birth control also elevates levels of stress hormones in the brain.

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·November 4, 2021·7 min read

How Our Brain Uses Nutritional State to Regulate Growth and Age at Puberty

A new study reveals how a receptor in the brain called MC3R detects nutritional states in the body and regulates both growth rate and the timing of puberty.

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·November 6, 2019·3 min read

Scientists identify new puberty-promoting genes

Researchers have identified two molecules that might be linked to Kallmann syndrome, a genetic disorder that causes a lack of hormones which stimulate the brain to produce signals required to reach sexual maturity.

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·October 9, 2019·3 min read

Researchers are finding molecular mechanisms behind women’s biological clock

Study of female fertility from age 9 to menopause reveals specific mechanisms that may affect fertility at different ages. The mechanisms depend on naturally occurring chromosome errors that vary depending on age.

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·January 2, 2019·4 min read

Genes That Drive Male-Female Brain Differences and Timing of Puberty

A new study reveals a group of genes that induces differences in brain development of males and females, and triggers the initiation of sexual maturation.

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·November 1, 2018·4 min read

Children Who Experience Violence Early in Life Develop Faster

A new study reports children who are subjected violence early in life experience faster biological aging, including earlier onset of puberty and epigenetic aging, than peers who are not abused. Additionally, children exposed to other early life adversities, such as poverty and food insecurity, show delayed signs of pubertal development.

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·October 30, 2018·7 min read

Lifespan and Sexual Maturity Depends on Your Brain More than Your Body

A new study reveals our longevity and sexual maturity are governed by our brains, not our bodies. Researchers discovered that animals with more neurons in the cerebral cortex live longer, regardless of their body size.

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·March 19, 2018·5 min read

Don’t Blame Adolescent Social Behavior on Hormones

A new study challenges conventional belief, reporting pubertal hormones are not responsible for changes in social behavior during adolescence.

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·January 29, 2018·2 min read

How the Brain Controls Sex

Kisspeptin, a hormone found in the brain, drives attraction and sexual behavior, researchers report.

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·September 22, 2017·3 min read

Touching Helps Build the Sexual Brain

While it is widely believed social cues can accelerate puberty, previous studies have found it difficult to clearly identify the most crucial signals responsible for the change. A new study in PLOS Biology reveals sexual touch contributes to the acceleration of puberty.

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puberty

Children Who Doubt Their Gender Identity Enter Puberty Earlier

How Is Puberty Onset Developmentally Programmed?

How Hormonal Birth Control May Affect the Adolescent Brain

How Our Brain Uses Nutritional State to Regulate Growth and Age at Puberty

Scientists identify new puberty-promoting genes

Researchers are finding molecular mechanisms behind women’s biological clock

Genes That Drive Male-Female Brain Differences and Timing of Puberty

Lifespan and Sexual Maturity Depends on Your Brain More than Your Body

How the Brain Controls Sex

Touching Helps Build the Sexual Brain

Wasabi Compound Enhances Memory

Genes Associated with Earlier and Higher Reproduction Linked to Accelerated Aging

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