| Email not displaying correctly? View web version | |
|
|
| |
|
Issue 24, September 2019In this edition: |
 |
 |
Twin study finds red wine benefits linked to better gut healthCheers to twins for helping in this study! While not everyone drinks (and we are not advocating that they do!), this study found that people who drank red wine had an increased gut microbiota diversity (a sign of gut health) compared to non-red wine drinkers, as well as an association with lower levels of obesity and 'bad' cholesterol. Learn more |
|
 |
Moles and melanoma – Is the sun the real culprit after all?Twins are helping us to understand how genes may have a greater influence than previously thought not only on the number of moles you have but also where they are on your body. Learn more |
|
 |
Twins share 100th birthday and their secret to longevityFor 100 years, Canberra twins - Concie Marshall and Leila Moag – have lived within 100 metres of each other on the same street. They say the secrets to their longevity are a good sense of humour and eating mashed potato sandwiches! The twins talk about their lives together in this video |
|
 |
Raising quads and quins: the challenges and triumphsWhat happens after four or more siblings share a womb? This fascinating episode of SBS-TV’s Insight considers the challenges and triumphs of families of quadruplets and quintuplets - from pregnancy and birth, to parenting and growing up. Watch now at SBS On Demand; episode here |
|
 |
Find out about our latest studiesLearn more about our life-changing research studies seeking twins around Australia. These include genetic influences on physical activity and movement, factors in resilience, causes of Restless Legs Syndrome, the dynamics of brain development, men’s health, and the nature and nurture of singing ability. Many of these studies have finished recruitment for this year but are looking for twins who are interested in participating in the future. If you’ve already received an invitation to participate, it’s not too late to send us your response! More details here. |
|
|
1800 037 021 | info@twins.org.au | www.twins.org.au |
|
|
|
Copyright 2017: Twins Research Australia, Level 3, 207 Bouverie Street, Carlton, Victoria 3010. TRA is a national resource supported by a Centre of Research Excellence Grant from the National Health and Medical Research Council and administered by the University of Melbourne. |
    |
|
Unsubscribe to Twins Research Australia communications here. |
