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Up To 20 Percent Of U.S. Youth Experience A Mental Disorder

ATLANTA (UPI) — Thirteen percent to 20 percent of U.S. youth experience a mental disorder in a given year, researchers say. Corresponding author of the study Ruth Perou of the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, part of the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, said mental disorders among children were described as […]

Work-Related Stress Linked To Higher Blood Fat Levels

MALAGA, Spain (UPI) — Work-related stress is linked to increased blood fat levels, which in turn increases cardiovascular risk, researchers in Spain say. Carlos Catalina, clinical psychologist and an expert in work-related stress at the Sociedad de Prevencion de Ibermutuamur, in collaboration with experts from the Virgen de la Victoria Hospital at Malaga and the […]

Man Rides Navy Pier Ferris Wheel For 48 Hours Non-Stop

CHICAGO, (UPI) — The operations manager at Chicago’s Navy Pier set a world record by riding the Ferris wheel non-stop for 48 hours. Clinton Shepherd boarded the Ferris wheel at 2:30 p.m. Friday and rode for a full 48 hours, beating the previous Guinness record for an amusement park ride, 30 hours and 35 seconds, […]

Sensory-Motor Enrichment Effective Therapy For Boys With Autism

IRVINE, Calif. (UPI) — U.S. researchers say autistic boys treated with sensory-motor enrichment showed marked improvement compared to boys receiving traditional treatment. Study co-author Cynthia C. Woo, a project scientist at the University of California, Irvine, said autistic children typically have sensory problems, most common involving smell and touch sensitivity. The six-month study involved 28 […]

Human Brains Are Wired To Make Music-Color Connections

BERKELEY, Calif. (UPI) — When listening to music, human brains are wired to make music-color connections depending on how the melodies make people feel, U.S. researchers say. Vision scientist Stephen Palmer of the University of California, Berkeley, and colleagues found people in both the United States and Mexico linked the same pieces of classical orchestral […]

Gallup: Family Of Four Needs An Average $58,000 A Year

PRINCETON, N.J. (UPI) — The federal poverty level for a U.S. family of four is just under $24,000, but most say a family of four needs $58,000 on average to “get by,” a survey says. Gallup’s April 11-14 Economics and Finance poll found 29 percent of U.S. adults said these families need up to $50,000 […]

Beatles Guitar Sells For $408,000 At New York City Auction

NEW YORK, (UPI) — A rare VOX guitar played by Beatles bandmates John Lennon and George Harrison was sold for $408,000 in New York, Julien’s Auctions said. The instrument was sold to an undisclosed buyer at the company’s annual Music Icons auction event at the Hard Rock Cafe in Manhattan Saturday. The guitar was displayed […]

Father, Son Graduate College Together

ATLANTA, (UPI) — A man and his son graduated together from Morehouse College in Georgia Sunday, with the son saying he is “proud of [his dad] as a man” for going back to school. Dorian Joyner Sr., 46, was a student at the college in 1988 when he decided to take some time off. He […]

Police Called To Starbucks Over Diaper-Changing Flap

DENVER, (UPI) — Police said they responded to a Denver Starbucks after an altercation between an employee and customers who changed their son’s diaper at their table. Alex Burgos said he and his wife Ruth were getting coffee Mothers’ Day weekend when their 1-year-old son Thiago needed to be changed. Ruth took him to the […]

Miami Heat’s Dwyane Wade Surprises Perseverant Fan At Her Prom

MIAMI, (UPI) — The Miami Heat’s Dwyane Wade said he wanted to make a Miami teen’s prom “a memorable moment,” so he surprised her by showing up at her senior prom. Nicole Muxo, a senior at Archbishop Coleman Carroll High School, had asked Wade to be her prom date for Friday night, but he hadn’t […]