KATIE Whelan was just seven when teachers accused her of cheating, shouting in class and misbehaving. But the schoolgirl wasn ...

CANNABIS is not effective at improving mental health — despite what its supporters may say, according to a review. Advocates ...

There was some evidence that cannabinoids can reduce symptoms of cannabis use disorder, insomnia, tic or Tourette's syndrome, and autism spectrum disorder, but the quality of this evidence was ...

As the actor who plays him on screen wins a Bafta, activist John Davidson on ‘ticcing’ in front of royalty and overcoming a ...

7 University College London Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK 8 Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK Introduction Tourette syndrome is a ...

More than 300,000 children under age 5 visit emergency rooms annually in the United States for concussions, with new research suggesting many face extended recovery periods. Young children are more ...

Background Functional tic-like behaviours (FTLB) are characterised by multiple, complex, vocal and/or motor tics, typically with adolescent onset. Emerging research highlights neurodevelopmental ...

HONOLULU — The investigational dopamine-1 (D1) receptor antagonist ecopipam (developed by Emalex Biosciences) is safe and effective for the improvement of Tourette syndrome (TS) symptoms in children, ...

Olympic skiers, bobsledders and speed skaters all have to master one critical moment: when to start. As athletes prepare for the upcoming Winter Olympics, that split second is in the spotlight because ...

For the first time, researchers at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience and Amsterdam UMC have identified what happens in neural networks deep within the brain during obsessive thoughts and ...