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>> welcome to "teen kids news." im mwanzaa. >> and im livia. heres our top story for this week. >> well start with a report that combines amazing science, courage, friendship, and music. its the story of a teen whos triumphing over a very difficult disorder. >> dystonia is a neurological movement disorder which causes uncontrollable pain and spasms. >> most of us have never heard of dystonia, but jake can describe it with painful, personal details. hes in high school now, and hes been ...

>> welcome to "teen kids news." im mwanzaa. >> and im livia. heres our top story for this week. >> well start with a report that combines amazing science, courage, friendship, and music. its the story of a teen whos triumphing over a very difficult disorder. >> dystonia is a neurological movement disorder which causes uncontrollable pain and spasms. >> most of us have never heard of dystonia, but jake can describe it with painful, personal details. hes in high school now, and hes been ...

couldnt send him to school because it was too painful to write and to walk around the school. >> i was in a wheelchair. i had no quality of life. i was just sitting on thco doing anything to try to cover up the pain. >> then, what can truly be described as a medical miracle -- recent research led to a breakthrough treatment called "dbs." >> dbs is deep brain stimulation. its when they put a battery in your chest, a wire in your upper neck, and then two electrodes into your brain. it st...

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>> this tragedy probably wouldnt have occurred. >> how it could have been prevented and could still happen again. battery-powered brain. it can change peoples minds. >> it felt fantastic. i didnt care what was doing it. >> is it a cure for depression? revealing investigation. stories with impact. this is cnn presents with tonights host drew griffin. >> but they found out their school had a problem and not the teachers or the test scores or even the other kids. the problem is the buildi...

but they found out the school had a problem. its not the teachers or the test scores or everyone the other kids. the problem is the building. its toxic. thats right. it wasnt safe for the children. and ps-51 isnt alone. as part of dr. sanjay guptas on going investigation, we found out all over the country, children are going to schools that can make them sick. his first stop was ps-51. >> yeah, i need your lunch bag. >> okay. >> marisol carera is helping her son, brandon, get ready fo...

>> this is cnn presents. >> tonight, we focus on stories related to your health department. tlets to the health of you and your family. its a revolutionary treatment for depression that youre going to want to begin to know about. begin with an investigation into how school can make your child sick. the parents thought they hit the jackpot. their children won the lottery to get a coveted spot in one of new yorks best public elementary schools. but they found out the school had a problem...

husband. >> his wife has never spoken about what happened until now. battery-powered brains. an experimental surgery that can literally change peoples minds. >> it felt fantastic. i didnt care what was doing it. >> is it a cure for depression? revealing investigations. fascinating characters. stories with impact. this is "cnn presents" with tonights hosts, randi kaye and drew griffin. >> 15 years ago congress knew it had a big problem. its military housing was in a desperate state....

anything like that, let alone my husband. >> his wife has never spoken about what happened until now. battery-powered brains. an experimental surgery that can literally change peoples minds. >> it felt fantastic. i didnt care what was doing it. >> is it a cure for depression? revealing investigations. fascinating characters. stories with impact. this is "cnn presents" with tonights hosts, randi kaye and drew griffin. 15 years ago congress knew it had a big problem. its military h...

battery-powered brains. an experimental surgery that can literally change peoples minds. >> it felt fantastic. i didnt care what was doing it. >> is it a cure for depression? revealing investigations. fascinating characters. stories with impact. this is "cnn presents" with tonights hosts, randi kaye and drew griffin. >> 15 years ago congress knew it had a big problem. its military housing was in a desperate state. 180,000 units around the world built cheap and now falling apart. >> f...