Genes can indirectly influence the age at which girls have their first period by accelerating weight gain in childhood, a known risk factor for early...
Cambridge scientists have discovered how a receptor in the brain, called MC3R, detects the nutritional state of the body and regulates the timing of...
̽»¨Ö±²¥largest genomic analysis of puberty timing in men and women conducted to date has identified 389 genetic signals associated with puberty timing...
̽»¨Ö±²¥age at which girls reach sexual maturity is influenced by ‘imprinted’ genes, a small sub-set of genes whose activity differs depending on which...
