The body changes, hormones surge, and the transition from child to teenager is well underway. But when puberty begins earlier ...

Two adult mouse pituitary glands. On the left, gonadotrophs derived after birth from stem cells appear in yellow. On the right, gonadotrophs in the embryo appear in green/yellow in the centre of the ...

Reproductive timing matters when it comes to aging and age-related disease. In a study now online at eLife¸ Buck researchers determine that girls who go through puberty (the onset of menstruation) ...

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have shown that gonadotrophs, cells in the pituitary gland with a key role in puberty and reproduction, come from two different populations, with the ...

Reproductive health is governed by a complex network of hormones and signaling pathways. Among the most important discoveries in this field is kisspeptin The post What Makes Kisspeptin a Key Target in ...