TwinsUK researcher awarded international grant to investigate...
11th June 2026 – by Aaruthy Suthahar A TwinsUK researcher has been awarded funding through the 2025 Global Grants for Gut Health (GGGH) programme to...
11/06/2026
Care home residents face rising risk from...
Researchers and clinicians have warned that rising temperatures are creating an urgent and under-recognised threat to older people living in care homes, where frailty and...
04/06/2026
“It’s like an MOT for your body”:...
1st June 2026 Returning TwinsUK participants Barbara and Jackie have shared how taking part in the study has helped them better understand their own health while also...
31/05/2026
Pregnancy, vaccination, and the pandemic
29th April 2026 – by TwinsUK COVID-19 vaccination experiences in women of reproductive age COVID-19 vaccination rates have been lower in women of reproductive age,...
29/04/2026
Understanding Resilience: Inside the LEAP Study
7th April 2026 – by TwinsUK The LEAP study, which focuses on resilience and ageing, is helping us understand an important question: why do some people recover better from stress than others? ...
07/04/2026
In conversation with Stephen Oram: Imagining a...
How can science fiction help us better understand the future of health? We sat down with Stephen Oram, author of My Vagus Proxy, to explore how storytelling and science...
04/04/2026
International Women’s Day: Celebrating Women in Science...
International Women’s Day is an opportunity to recognise and celebrate the achievements of women around the world. At TwinsUK, we are proud to work in...
13/03/2026
New research reveals how genes shape responses...
12th March 2026 – By King’s College London Researchers at King’s College London have used a study of identical twins to uncover how genetic differences...
12/03/2026
International Women’s Day: 34 Years of Science,...
By Deborah Hart, Executive Director, TwinsUK When I set up TwinsUK in 1992 with Tim Spector, I could not have imagined the journey ahead. What...
10/03/2026
People’s gut bacteria worse in areas with...
25th February 2026 – by King’s College London Living in a poorer neighbourhood in the UK could impact the make-up of your gut microbiome, potentially...
25/02/2026
Why Do Identical Twins Have Different Molecular...
20th February 2026 – by TwinsUK Summary of Key Findings Even though identical twins share the same DNA sequence, they often grow up to have...
20/02/2026
New study reveals genetic control of fatty...
8th February 2026 – by Aaruthy Suthahar Researchers using data from the TwinsUK cohort have uncovered how genetics influences fatty acid levels within adipose (fat)...
08/02/2026