There is unexpectedly large variation in height growth in girls after their first period. Every second girl grows either more or less in length than the 6-8 centimeters that is considered standard.

There is unexpectedly large variation in height growth in girls after their first period. Every second girl grows either more or less in length than the 6–8 centimeters that is considered standard.

Picture this: In the same pediatrician’s office, two little boys happen to have their 3-year-old well visit on the same day. Both start with a nurse, who weighs them and measures their height. Then ...

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 ...

New customised growth charts for twins (GROW-T), adjusted for maternal characteristics, more accurately predicted a small-for-gestational age (SGA)-associated risk for adverse perinatal outcomes than ...