Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Ask the Pediatrician: What exactly is Tourette syndrome?
Q: I've been told my son may have Tourette syndrome. What exactly is this and how worried should I be?
Jun 27, 2022
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News tagged with vocal tics
Psychology & Psychiatry
COVID-19 stress may explain new tics in adults
Tics, the repetitive and uncontrollable movements or sounds associated with Tourette syndrome and related disorders, rarely develop out of the blue in adults. But pandemic-related stress could be triggering new tics that ...
Oct 1, 2021
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Neuroscience
For women, Tourette's syndrome means added burdens, and also rewards
Sara Henya's art is her music, and her instrument is the harp. She makes playing look easy, effortless. Her fingers move like cascading water: fluid, graceful, sure.
Apr 22, 2019
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Genetics
Major genetic study confirms that many genes contribute to risk for Tourette's syndrome
A meta-analysis of multiple studies into the genetic background of Tourette's syndrome (TS)—a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by chronic involuntary motor and vocal tics—finds that variants in hundreds of genes, ...
Mar 1, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Tourette syndrome—finally, something to shout about
Tourette syndrome is a mysterious medical curiosity that has puzzled doctors for more than a century. People who have it suffer from tics and other behavioral problems, such as obsessive compulsive traits and attention deficit ...
Jun 9, 2017
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Medical research
Tourette-like tics vanish in mice treated with histamine
Yale scientists produced increased grooming behavior in mice that may model tics in Tourette syndrome and discovered these behaviors vanish when histamine—a neurotransmitter most commonly associated with allergies—is ...
Jun 6, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Do children with Tourette syndrome have an advantage at language?
Children with Tourette syndrome may process aspects of language faster than other children, a new study shows.
Sep 29, 2016
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Neuroscience
Brain chemical aids tic control in Tourette Syndrome
A chemical in the brain could potentially be harnessed to help young people with Tourette Syndrome (TS) to overcome the physical and vocal tics associated with the neurological disorder, say researchers.
Oct 1, 2015
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Neuroscience
Therapy affects the brain of people with Tourette syndrome
In addition to its effect on chronic tics, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) can change the brain function of people with Tourette syndrome. This is what is revealed in a study by researchers at the Institut universitaire ...
Jun 25, 2015
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Neuroscience
Brain chemical potential new hope in controlling Tourette Syndrome tics
A chemical in the brain plays a vital role in controlling the involuntary movements and vocal tics associated with Tourette Syndrome (TS), a new study has shown.
Sep 25, 2014
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