Puberty

NHS Bans Puberty Blockers in England at Clinics

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Children in England will no longer receive puberty blocker prescriptions, the National Health Service (NHS) of England said, confirming that the medicine will only be provided to youth who were taking part in clinical research trials. Children can still receive puberty blockers through some private practices. Puberty blockers are used to delay the onset of … Read more

Sexing Dinos: Paleontologists Seek Fossilized Hormones

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How can you tell if a dinosaur is female or male? It’s one of the most basic aspects of biology and yet, for the most part, it continues to be a mystery in paleontology. We don’t yet know the sex of most extinct species, even if those in museum displays have gender-specific names like Sue … Read more