Environmental Factor – October 2019: Body weight, early puberty in girls analyzed by NIEHS researchers

Results of an NIEHS study do not support the idea that overweight girls are going through puberty earlier than normal weight girls because of estrogen

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Environmental Factor – October 2024: Some endocrine disruptors may contribute to early puberty, study finds

Girls exposed to certain endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) may be more likely to start puberty early, according to a new study by NIEHS researchers. “We conducted

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Environmental Factor – April 2021: Obesity may affect puberty timing and hormones in girls

In girls with excess total body fat, puberty looks different, both in terms of both reproductive hormones and breast maturation. A team led by NIEHS

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Environmental Factor – January 2024: Links between personal care products and early puberty mapped by new tool

NIEHS researchers have developed a new tool called a systematic evidence map that enables more informed decision-making regarding the links between personal care products and

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