Washington: Inadequate supervision by parents during early adolescence forecasts a host of behavior problems, including problem drinking. The risk of alcohol abuse arising from inadequate parental supervision is particularly high for girls who reach puberty early, according to a new study by researchers at Florida Atlantic University. 

Washington: Every 13 minutes of every day, on average, someone in the US and every four minutes one person in India commit suicide. Many of those deaths are preventable.

Ithaca: A blogger’s weight affects her or his credibility with readers seeking food advice, according to a Cornell study published in the journal Health Communication.

La Jolla: By measuring how worms move toward an appealing, food-like scent, researchers at the Salk Institute were able to predict whether the worms would be long-lived. The finding, published in the journal eLife, shows how nematodes (Caenorhabditis elegans) process information about the environment and how circuits in the brain change as an animal ages.

While all too many marriages end in divorce, many couples achieve long and happy unions.

Washington: Switzerland is the best place in the world for older people to live, closely followed by Norway and Sweden, according to a new report from HelpAge International, working in partnership with the University of Southampton. India stands at 71st rank far behind with Sri Lanka (46), China (52), Bangladesh (67) and Nepal (70). Afghanistan is the worst place to live for olders.