Restricted sugar intake during early life is linked to lower risks of several heart conditions in adulthood, including heart ...

Emerging adulthood—the life stage that unfolds around ages 18–25—is full of major transitions, such as starting college or ...

Prenatal and early-life factors significantly influence childhood obesity trajectories, highlighting the need for early interventions to promote healthy growth. The study assessed prenatal exposure to ...

Epigenetic aging during childhood can predict cardiometabolic health in young adulthood and indicate increased risk for cardiometabolic disease.

How tall your child will be may be decided in the first two years, but it won’t tell you when puberty starts. This study sheds light on the lifelong significance of early growth and the limits of its ...

New research reveals that early growth patterns can help predict adult height and pubertal growth, but not when puberty will begin—challenging assumptions about how early development shapes lifelong ...

UAMS surgical oncologist Dr. Rhonda Henry Tillman says one of the most common questions she hears is rooted in that same fear ...

Americans, in general, remain deeply wedded to the notion that work should end early and embrace retiring as soon as possible.