Research shows inflammatory link between frailty, social...
By King’s College London New research using data from over 2,000 female TwinsUK members has uncovered a possible biological link between frailty, social deprivation, and...
05/08/2025
First Visits for “It’s Getting Hot in...
We’re excited to share that the It’s Getting Hot in Here study is officially up and running, with our first participant visits now underway! Over...
25/06/2025
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...
14/05/2025
New Study: It’s Getting Hot in Here...
2nd April 2025 – by Aaruthy Suthahar At TwinsUK, we’re excited to announce our upcoming study, It’s Getting Hot in Here, launching this summer! As...
02/04/2025
People from disadvantaged backgrounds have COVID-19 symptoms...
21st March 2025 – By King’s College London People from disadvantaged backgrounds are more likely to experience COVID-19 symptoms for longer, new research suggests. The...
21/03/2025
TwinsUK Launches New Fat Biopsy Study with...
13th February 2025 – by Aaruthy Suthahar We have taken an exciting step forward in our mission to advance health research with the launch of...
13/02/2025
Celebrating Excellence: TwinsUK Shines at the King’s...
by Aaruthy Suthahar We are delighted to share some exciting news about the recent awards ceremony held by the Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine...
27/07/2023
You Asked, We Actioned!
by Aaruthy Suthahar It is important to us to foster a relationship built on mutual respect with our twins, and so the team at TwinsUK...
26/07/2023
Your Contribution to COVID-19 Research
By Aaruthy Suthahar In October 2020, the National Core Studies commenced as part of the UK’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The National Core Studies...
10/02/2022
Have Your Say in TwinsUK Research
We are looking for new members of our TwinsUK Volunteer Advisory Panel (VAP) and eVAP, to replace our outgoing panel. The VAP meet twice a...
27/01/2022
How do Hormones Affect Women’s Experience of...
by Aaruthy Suthahar Post-menopausal women have lower levels of the female sex hormone oestrogen and appear to be at higher risk of developing serious complications...
13/10/2021
How Six Researchers Visited 500 Twins in...
by Emily Stevens During the first UK lockdown in March 2020, two nurses and four research practitioners planned their days with military precision. They were...
24/08/2021
TwinsUK has Opened a Brand New Clinic...
by Emily Stevens TwinsUK unveiled an online video tour on the 12th August, 2021. Outside of sleek wooden, windowed doors bearing a ‘Welcome To Twin...
12/08/2021
Vaccination Begins for TwinsUK Staff in Healthcare...
by Paz Garcia Dr Claire Steves receiving the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. TwinsUK staff working in high-priority healthcare roles have now started to...
15/12/2020
Cycling for COVID-19 – Professor Tim Spector’s...
by Paz Garcia It’s time to limber up for Professor Tim Spector, as he will be cycling 100 kilometres and swimming 1.5 km this weekend...
10/08/2020
Does Gut Bacteria Play a Role in...
by Paz Garcia A group of gut bacteria is linked with high genetic risk of rheumatoid arthritis, according to new TwinsUK research published today. These...
26/06/2020
Use Loss of Taste and Smell as...
King’s College London researchers have called for the immediate use of additional COVID-19 symptoms to detect new cases, reduce infections and save lives. In a...
05/06/2020
COVID-19 Prevalence & Severity Higher in Urban...
COVID-19 is disproportionally more common and more severe in people living in urban areas and regions of higher poverty, a new study from the Department...
29/04/2020
Study of 2,600 TwinsUK Twins Finds COVID-19...
Genes are 50% responsible for the presentation of key symptoms of COVID-19 including fever, fatigue and loss of taste and smell, according to the latest...
27/04/2020
COVID-19: Helping Those at Risk, Together
Today, the COVID Symptom Tracker app, The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges and the UK’s largest health based charities are joining forces in order to...
24/04/2020
Latest Data from COVID Symptom Tracker App...
The latest analysis of data from the COVID Symptom Tracker app, used by over 2 million people, shows the rate of new symptoms being reported...
08/04/2020
Loss of Smell & Taste – A...
Losing your sense of smell and taste may be the best way to tell whether you have COVID-19, according to the latest analysis of the...
01/04/2020
King’s College London Pioneers Symptom Reporting App...
King’s College London is launching a COVID-19 symptom tracking app in the UK, allowing anyone to take 1 minute to self-report daily. Around 5,000 twins...
24/03/2020
TwinsUK to start COVID-19 Research
At TwinsUK we are making urgent preparations to set up a study to test and track twins for COVID-19 symptoms, caused by the ongoing coronavirus...
20/03/2020
TwinsUK Statement on Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Dear TwinsUK members, The government has announced that the country will be moving to the “delay” stage of the plan to fight coronavirus in the...
13/03/2020
This International Women’s Day, Meet Inspiring Women...
An equal world is an enabled world – that’s this year’s theme for International Women’s Day, celebrated on the 8th March. Here at the Department...
08/03/2020
Professor Frances Williams’ research celebrated by HRH...
by Paz Garcia Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall hosted a reception at Clarence House this week to celebrate the women leading the way...
20/02/2020
Could We Diagnose Disease From Saliva?
by Paz Garcia Doctors could in the future diagnose your condition and predict if you will respond well to treatments – from your spit. The...
22/01/2020
Professor Tim Spector Wins Award for Gut...
by Paz Garcia Professor Tim Spector has been awarded the 2019 DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences Microbiome Science Award, in recognition for his leadership and pioneering...
13/12/2019
A Week with TwinsUK
Sixth form students Lia and Amir spent a week with TwinsUK to find out what it’s like to work in research. In this blog post,...
12/07/2019
When it comes to food, one size...
What foods are best for us? People, scientists and doctors alike have been asking this question for centuries. Today, we moved one step closer to...
10/06/2019