This May, Dettol Banega Swasth India moves from awareness to action - bringing powerful stories that inspire real change. Clean hands may seem like a small act, but they protect something much bigger.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. We all like to think we've got the basics down...but apparently, that's not always the case. Sometimes you learn about 20 years ...

We all like to think we've got the basics down...but apparently, that's not always the case. Sometimes you learn about 20 years late that you should've been leaving the toothpaste on your teeth to let ...

This week, as BBC Radio 4 explores what it means to grow up as a girl in 2026, health presenter Laura Foster is examining a striking scientific reality: that girls today are hitting puberty earlier ...

A common shower debate gets tested in the most direct way possible. One leg is washed with soap, while the other is left alone to see whether runoff water does the job. The side-by-side comparison ...

A recent article in Nature, “Girls are starting puberty younger—why, and what are the risks?”, highlights a trend that has increasingly drawn the attention of scientists and clinicians: Girls are ...

Few topics provoke as much concern as the perception that puberty is beginning earlier than ever. While synthetic endocrine-disrupting chemicals are often cast as the primary culprits, puberty is ...

A new Danish study compiles 10 years of research from one of the world's largest and most detailed puberty cohorts and points to three main conclusions: puberty is occurring earlier; genes, pregnancy ...

More girls are hitting puberty at eight or earlier. Researchers are exploring the causes, the consequences and what should be done. When Lola was eight years old, she went through a massive growth ...