Nationally representative cohort of 2232 same-sex twin children born in 1994-1995 across England & Wales. Aims to improve understanding of the aetiology of mental health and behavioural problems to inform prevention.
E-Risk Study
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Meet Catherine 🎊 who recently joined E-Risk as a Research Worker!
"My research ambitions are to make all research as accessible, inclusive, and representative as possible. In my free time I love engaging with the arts in all its form 🎨 "
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How much do everyday conversations shape children’s learning? 🧠📚
A recent E-Risk paper led by Anna Brown explores how mothers’ speech relates to children’s development.
Read the full paper 👇📝
pure.northampton.ac.uk/en/publicati...
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Nearly 30 years of twin research 🧬 From age 5 to 30 — and counting. Huge thanks to our participants for making longitudinal research possible 🎉
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We asked E-Risk twins at age 30: what’s one goal for 2026?
Top answers:
🏡 Buying a home
💪 Getting healthier
💰 Saving money
✨ Making memories
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Does tech use affect sleep in young people? 📱💤
Using E-Risk data, problematic digital tech use was linked to poorer sleep even after accounting for genetics & family factors 💡
Click below to find out more 🔽
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37106487/
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Proud of Sanaa, our 2025–26 E-Risk placement student 🧑🎓, for her lightning talk ⚡ on rater agreement in ADHD assessments for E-Risk twins 👬🗒️
Thanks for all your hard work—we’ll miss you! 💜✨
@kingsioppn.bsky.social @kingscsmh.bsky.social
Childhood social isolation 🚶♀️ → higher inflammation at 18 in E-Risk 🔥
But only suPAR holds after adjustments, and twin comparisons suggest shared family factors, not isolation alone, explain the link 👨👩👧👦🔗
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37992788/
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E-Risk Study
E-Risk Study
Childhood victimization doesn’t define the future.
Over ⅓ of affected E-Risk twins showed flourishing by age 18—especially in social support, sleep, and education. 💛📚
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E-Risk Study
E-Risk Study
🎉We are celebrating 2,500+ datasets on the #AtlasLongitudinalDatasets! This milestone wouldn't be possible without our funder @wellcometrust.bsky.social, #livedexperience experts, and community of users! Thank you for supporting the Atlas!
Find 2,500+ datasets on atlaslongitudinaldatasets.ac.uk
Social isolation and loneliness have been associated with poor health and increased risk for mortality, and inflammation might explain this link. We used data from the Danish TRIAGE Study of acutely a...
It's Mental Health Awareness Week 💚
This year's theme is Action, for yourself, for someone else, for all of us.
A reminder that progress in #MentalHealth knowledge, treatment, and policy depends on collective effort.
#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek #TakeAction #MentalHealthResearch
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Adolescent reported problematic use of digital technology is associated with poor sleep quality-even after controlling for familial factors including genetic confounds. Our results suggest that the as...
Childhood victimization has lifelong adverse consequences including lower well-being and functional impairments in adulthood. Nonetheless, some victim…
