Number of teenage girls developing tics and Tourette’s syndrome surges as a result of lockdown

Number of teenage girls developing tics and Tourette’s syndrome surges as a result of rising lockdown anxiety  Specialists at Great Ormond Street and Evelina have reported a rise in referrals  Before pandemic, average of six teenage girls presented symptoms each year   Now experts say they are receiving three or four new referrals evey week   Tics … Read more

TV presenter AIDY SMITH reveals mental tricks used to beat the tics of Tourette’s

A voice roared from across the train carriage: ‘Will someone shut that kid up!’ I was eight years old at the time. But 20 years later, those words – bellowed by an angry, business-suited man still make me wince. At the time, I was with my mum, Annette – we were sitting at a table, … Read more

Wristwatch-like device zaps the wearer to control Tourette’s tics

Scientists have developed a wristwatch-like strap that sends pulses of electrical current to reduce tics for people with Tourette’s Syndrome (TS). UK scientists say their new contraption increases the strength of brain-oscillations that would usually be reduced in strength to generate a movement.  The strap gives new hope to people living with the condition through … Read more