For More Children, Puberty Signs Start at 8 [WSJ.com]
When Frank Biro walks into a class of second- or third-graders these days, there are almost always a couple of girls who look different than the rest. “There will be quite a few girls that look like they’re going into early puberty,” says Dr. Biro, a professor of pediatrics at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center who gives talks about puberty at schools occasionally. Dr. Biro researches a phenomenon that has increasingly captured the attention of researchers: Puberty appears to be...