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Key chemical in dark chocolate may slow...

11th December 2025 – By King’s College London A common plant compound found in dark chocolate may help slow biological ageing, according to new research...

Inside the gut: what our poo could...

4th December 2025 – by King’s College London A new study involving TwinsUK participants has shown that molecules found in stool samples can give a...

Polyphenol-rich diets linked to better long-term heart...

28th November 2025 – by King’s College London Compounds found in tea, coffee, berries and nuts linked to better long-term heart health. People who regularly...

Dr Rosiered Brownson-Smith Represents TwinsUK at the...

27th November 2025 – by Dr Rosiered Brownson-Smith A couple of weeks ago, Dr Rosiered Brownson-Smith, Postdoctoral Research Associate on the PROSPECT Project working across...

Hands-On Genetics: Dr Amy Roberts Inspires GCSE...

11th November 2025 – by Dr Amy Roberts Dr Amy Roberts, a Research Fellow in the Department of Twin Research, recently visited her previous Welsh...

TwinsUK data helps uncover hidden mutations that...

8th October 2025 – by Wellcome Sanger Institute New research using data from the TwinsUK cohort has helped reveal how naturally occurring DNA mutations in...

Hidden evolution in sperm raises disease risk...

8th October 2025 – by Wellcome Sanger Institute Researchers at the Wellcome Sanger Institute and King’s College London reveal how certain DNA changes in sperm...

Research shows inflammatory link between frailty, social...

5th August 2025 – by King’s College London New research using data from over 2,000 female TwinsUK members has uncovered a possible biological link between...

First Visits for “It’s Getting Hot in...

By Aaruthy Suthahar We’re excited to share that the It’s Getting Hot in Here study is officially up and running, with our first participant visits...

Advancing the future of research into metabolic...

31st May 2025 -by Kings College London To honour the memory of British broadcaster, author and science journalist, Dr Michael Mosley, a new clinical research...

Long-term exposure to ‘forever chemicals’ linked to...

14th May 2025 – by Aaruthy Suthahar Our recent study has shown that long-term exposure to certain man-made chemicals – known as PFAS – may...

Hungry All the Time? Now We Know...

by Aaruthy Suthahar People who experience big dips in blood sugar levels several hours after eating end up feeling hungrier and consuming hundreds more calories...