puberty

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Scientists still have unanswered questions about whether melatonin could influence puberty, immune function, metabolism, or neurological development when used over extended periods.

From Science Daily • Mar. 15, 2026

Jackson’s faith was rewarded with the arrival, also in 1970, of “Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret,” about a sixth-grade girl who navigates puberty through daily conversations with the divine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Researchers from King's College London are carrying out a clinical trial involving about 220 children under the age of 16 who are going through puberty.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

In her review of gender services in Northern Ireland, Baroness Cass said that Northern Ireland was set to be a research site within the puberty blocker trial.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

We were moved from the rez elementary school to the big central junior high at the same time most of us hit puberty, around eleven or twelve years old.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith