Twins

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Health & Medicine

The genetics of stuttering

Researchers have linked a newly discovered gene to persistent stuttering into adulthood – giving hope to those with severe speech disorders

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Health & Medicine

Twins can face unique risks before and just after birth

Twins and other multiple birth babies face a higher risk of infant mortality, underscoring the need for specific healthcare guidelines

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Health & Medicine

Supporting families with twin babies…or more

The number of families having multiple babies – like twins, triplets or more – has doubled in the last 40 years, but the support and advice provided to those families needs to catch up

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Health & Medicine

5 discoveries we can thank twins for

Thirty-five years of twin research have led to incredible insights into how the environment and our genes impact our health

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