ATTENTION TS FAMILIES AND FRIENDS: You’re invited to attend an important TS meeting!

Current Tourette Syndrome treatments and genetics research will be discussed March 9 at Overlook Medical Center’s Atlantic Neuroscience Institute. SUMMIT – Everyone in the New Jersey Tourette Syndrome community is invited to attend an afternoon of presentations on TS treatments and genetics research from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, March

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Do you or someone in your family have Tourette? Join the team contributing DNA toward a cure for TS!

Yale University’s Dr. Robert King will interview individuals and families interested in participating in the genetics sharing program February 14-16 at Rutgers University. PISCATAWAY – Would you like to see more people working on a cure for Tourette Syndrome? How about research on medications specifically for TS? Now is your

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NJ Walks for TS program goes back to school with April 14 event at Ramapo College!

Registration is now open for this walk, which will support NJCTS’ statewide education outreach and peer advocacy efforts MAHWAH – The New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders (NJCTS) is going to college! The New Jersey Walks for TS program has expanded beyond Mendham to the beautiful campus

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New Jersey Congressman Albio Sires reintroduces Tourette Syndrome Act to House of Representatives

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders (NJCTS) is proud to announce that the Collaborative Academic Research Efforts (CARE) for Tourette Syndrome Act of 2013 has been reintroduced as bill H.R. 146 to the United States House of Representatives by Congressman Albio Sires (D-NJ8).

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CentraState family practice resident physicians discover importance of an early Tourette Syndrome diagnosis

Teenagers Michael Cannizzaro and Tess Kowalski detail their experiences in how a diagnoses, or lack thereof, has affected their life at home, in school and in their communities. FREEHOLD – Many children and families affected by Tourette Syndrome struggle with the process of getting an initial diagnosis. Some diagnoses take

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Plainsboro fourth-graders get lesson about Tourette Syndrome from NJCTS peer youth advocate

Thirteen-year-old Tess Kowalski educates the students and teachers at Millstone River School about the neurological disorder on behalf of her 9-year-old sister Paige PLAINSBORO – Tess Kowalski is a pro at delivering in-service presentations on behalf of the New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders (NJCTS) to schools

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