Life history theory argues that exposure to early life adversity (ELA) accelerates
development, although existing evidence for this varies. We present a meta-analysis and …

Classic theories of stress and health are largely based on assumptions regarding how
different psychosocial stressors influence biological processes that, in turn, affect human …

Background Transdiagnostic processes confer risk for multiple types of psychopathology
and explain the co-occurrence of different disorders. For this reason, transdiagnostic …

Background The incidence of diabetes is increasing in children and young people. We
aimed to describe the incidence of type 1 and type 2 diabetes in children and young people …

Poverty, as assessed by several socioeconomic (SES) factors, has been linked to worse
cognitive performance and reduced cortical brain volumes in children. However, the relative …

Objective—This report presents national estimates of age at first menstrual period for women
aged 15–44 in the United States in 2013–2017 based on data from the National Survey of …

STUDY QUESTION Have mean age at menarche or mean age at natural menopause
changed from the 1939 birth cohort to the 1964 birth cohort? SUMMARY ANSWER We …

Objective Early puberty in girls is linked to some adverse outcomes in adolescence and mid-
life. We address two research questions:(1) Are socioeconomic circumstances and ethnicity …

Purpose Earlier timing and faster tempo of puberty have been linked to adolescents' poor
mental health. Previous research rarely adjusted for childhood mental health, did not use …

Exposure to early-life adversity (ELA) is associated with elevated risk for depression and
anxiety disorders in adolescence. Identifying mechanisms through which ELA contributes to …