NJ Center for Tourette Syndrome proudly announces its 2013 Children’s Scholarship Award winners

This year’s 16 scholarships are being given in memory of the late Dr. Nathan Weiss, President Emeritus of Kean University and trusted adviser to NJCTS The New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders (NJCTS) is proud to announce the 2013 recipients of the annual Children’s Scholarship Award, which

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NJCTS Wednesday Webinar series continues June 19 with “TS from a Latino Perspective”

Tourette Syndrome – which affects all ethnic groups – has in particular impacted the HispanicAmerican community in urban areas of New Jersey, the nation and the world. The next New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders (NJCTS) Wednesday Webinar – “Diagnosis and Treatment of TS from a Latino

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Northern Burlington Chapter of DECA raises $630 for NJCTS during Tourette Syndrome Awareness Month

COLUMBUS, N.J. – As part of Tourette Syndrome Awareness Month, the Northern Burlington Chapter of the Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) undertook a civic consciousness project in support of research to help fight TS during the week of May 13 to 17 at all schools in the Northern Burlington

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NJCTS mourns loss of Senator Frank R. Lautenberg, an advocate for Tourette Syndrome and children

During the course of his many years of service to the citizens of New Jersey, Senator Frank R. Lautenberg earned the distinction of being a champion for causes that would benefit the Garden State’s plethora of children – including those in the Tourette Syndrome and Autism communities. On June 3,

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Do you or someone in your family have Tourette? Now is the chance to participate in genetic research!

Yale University’s Dr. Robert King will interview individuals and families interested in donating DNA to the genetics sharing program June 27-28 & July 11-12 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

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Grace Hawruk’s busy extracurricular schedule yields excellent advocacy for Tourette Syndrome community

DePaul Catholic High School junior has been traveling all over the Garden State and beyond on behalf of the New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome to educate others and learn herself. Grace Hawruk’s junior year at DePaul Catholic High School hasn’t been an ordinary one. In fact, it’s been chock

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New CDC report states that 79 percent of children with TS also have at least one mental health disorder

ATLANTA – According to a new 40-page report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on May 17, 1 in 5 children suffers with a mental health disorder.   The report, titled “Mental Health Surveillance Among Children in the United States from 2005– 2011,” notes on page

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New Jersey state legislators from District 16 get first-hand look at NJCTS Cell & DNA Sharing Repository

PISCATAWAY – In honor of Tourette Syndrome Awareness Month, the New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders (NJCTS) hosted the New Jersey state legislators from District 16 for a tour of the NJCTS Cell and DNA Sharing Repository at Rutgers University on May 22. Guided by Dr. Jay

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