Twin Blogs

TwinsUK’s Twinclusion Study Helps to Fill in...

7th July 2026 – by Molly Kiley To study ageing and long-term health, researchers need detailed samples and data from a wide range of people...

TwinsUK Male Twin Stories: A lifelong bond...

3rd July 2026 At TwinsUK, we are sharing lived experiences from our twin participants to better understand what being a twin means across the life...

“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...

TwinsUK MRI study reaches major milestone with...

18th December 2025 – by Aaruthy Suthahar The TwinsUK MRI study has reached an exciting milestone, with the 1,000th twin now successfully scanned.  Recruitment for...

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 Researcher featured in Science Fiction Book

by Paz Garcia  How could a future healthcare system based on personalised medicine affect different people?  This is the question posed by Stephen Oram in...

TwinsUK welcomes back Hugo and Ross after...

12th June 2014 Their trek was inspired by the work done by Spinal Research and the polar expeditions of Sir Ernest Shackleton. Ross used the...

What twins think about the Carb-digesting Gene

31st March 2014 “Carb- digesting obesity gene discovered!” screamed a recent media headline. It was in fact referring to a major breakthrough into the cause...