Stuttering -- a speech disorder in which sounds, syllables or words are repeated or prolonged -- affects more than 70 million people worldwide. That's 1 percent of the global population. Four times as ...

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif., Sept. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- STARS (Stuttering Treatment and Research Society) today announced the successful completion of its first annual Research & Education Conference ...

A study published in Nature Genetics has identified 48 genes and 57 genomic "hotspots" associated with stuttering, confirming its hereditary nature. The research analyzed DNA samples from one million ...

Stuttering is more than a speech issue; it’s a life-altering condition for millions globally. If someone you know struggles with stuttering, the frustration and emotional toll can be profound. Until ...

The Stuttering Treatment and Research Society (STARS) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing the lives of individuals who stutter by advancing neuroscience-based research and comprehensive ...

A study from Curtin University is set to change the research on stuttering, after the discovery of a genetic link to predict which family members will live with the speech condition. “If we can ...

OXFORD – Many people consider stuttering just a simple speech disorder. But University of Mississippi professor Gregory Snyder and a team of student researchers are working to upend that thinking and ...

Dublin, Aug. 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Stuttering Market - A Global and Regional Analysis: Focus on Country and Region - Analysis and Forecast, 2025-2035" report has been added to ...

Even though stuttering in bilinguals has a relatively long research history, there are still many questions that cause debate: Do bilinguals stutter in just one language or in all of their languages?

Childhood speech issues like stuttering are pretty common, and seen in many children and even teenagers. But, to prevent them from worsening, parents must understand the signs and symptoms of speech ...