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The new Tourette's device improving teenagers' lives | BBC News

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More than 300,000 people in the UK are living with Tourette syndrome - a neurological disorder that can cause sudden, involuntary and repetitive movements and sounds known as tics. According to Tourette's Action, it affects one in every hundred children. A new device designed to help calm their tics, could make a huge difference in their lives. BBC News Correspondent Navtej Johal has followed the journey of this gadget for years as it was developed using research from the University of Nottingham. He meets teenagers struggling with Tourette’s who say the device, which looks like a smartwatch…

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