MAY 28th - NJCTS Dinner Kicks off "Wednesday is TS Day!" Campaign
NJCTS is working hard to get the word out to win support for the more than 28,000 New Jersey kids living with Tourette Syndrome. A new grass roots campaign, designed to fight stigma, raise awareness and encourage participation in a fun and positive way will be launched at our 6th Annual Recognition Dinner on May 28th. The NJ State legislature is working on a special proclamation, setting aside each and every Wednesday for the next year as a special day to acknowledge TS.
Atlantic Records' recording artist Toby Lightman will perform. She has toured with Jewel, James Blunt and Prince. WFAN'sCraig Carton will be a featured guest and there will be a silent and a public auction.
Each year, we play host to over 200 kids and their families at a "Wonderful Weekend Away" at the Camp Bernie Y Camping Center, located in the the beautiful Schooley's Mountains. It's a great opportunity to make new friends, see old ones, learn and get involved. For details, click here.
Watch a very special film about Camp Bernie below:
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Tourette Syndrome Joins Autism As Silent Epidemic 1 in 200 NJ schoolchildren show signs
A study published in February shows the incidence of Tourette Syndrome is on the rise. Read the full story here.
New Jersey To Be Home For
World’s
First Shared Genetics Resource
For Tourette Syndrome Research
The New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome (NJCTS), working in conjunction with the Tourette Syndrome Association of New Jersey, Inc. (TSANJ), has announced the formation of the a new Tourette Syndrome Cell and DNA Sharing Program.
Dr. Jay Tischfield, Chair of the Rutgers Department of Genetics and Director of National Institute of Mental Health Center for Collaborative Genetics Research on Mental Disorders, and Scientific Director of the Rutgers Cell and DNA Repository, will be leading the collection and storage of clinical data, cell lines and DNA samples from people with TS and their families. These samples will be shared worldwide with qualified researchers whose goal is the identification of inherited factors that may lead to developing TS and its associated conditions. (Read more.)
