Twins Early Development Study

28/07/2026

Congratulations to all 77 winners in the TEDS30 June prize draw! The lucky £100 winners live in Yorkshire.

It’s not too late to take part in the study and we are planning to hold a bonus prize draw at the end of the summer. A full list of winners can be found on the TEDS website.

TEDS Prize Draw Results The TEDS team would like to say a big thank you to everyone who has participated in our recent studies. The research wouldn’t happen without you! To say thank you for your participation, we hold regular prize draws. Here are photos of some of our most recent prize draw winn...

16/07/2026

TEDS has a new contact number!

If you need to get in touch, please contact us on 020 848 5326 going forward (answerphone out of office hours).

Alternatively, you can continue to contact us by email at [email protected]

23/06/2026

🎉Take Part in Our Study & WIN a Gift Card! 🎉

There is just ONE week to go before our next TEDS30 prize draw on June 30th! This long-running study was first launched in November 2024, but there’s still time to take part! As a thank you, you'll be entered into a draw where the following prizes are up for grabs:

Love2Shop gift cards:
💰2 x £100 Love2Shop voucher codes
💰6 x £50 Love2Shop voucher codes
💰64 x £20 Love2Shop voucher codes
PLUS
💰3 x £25 Sainsbury’s voucher codes
💰2 x £25 M&S voucher codes

✅ Quick & easy to take part
🧬 Your input helps important research
✨ You could WIN big!

👉 https://qualtrics.kcl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_8HT0AZMJZ8N913M

Don't miss your chance to be entered into the draw! 🎁

11/06/2026

📢 New research using your data!

The largest genetic study of anxiety to date has just been published! This study used data from TEDS.
This new work from the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium was led by researchers at King’s College London and QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute.

Thank you for your continued participation in TEDS—your involvement allows us to contribute to these large, international projects, which help advance our understanding of the genetic influences on anxiety!

If you would like to read more, the full paper is linked here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-026-02476-7

21/05/2026

🎉Take Part in Our Study & WIN a Gift Card! 🎉

There is just over a month to go before our next TEDS30 prize draw on June 30th! This long-running study was first launched in November 2024, but there’s still time to take part! As a thank you, you'll be entered into a draw where the following prizes are up for grabs:

Love2Shop gift cards:
💰2 x £100 Love2Shop voucher codes
💰6 x £50 Love2Shop voucher codes
💰64 x £20 Love2Shop voucher codes
PLUS
💰3 x £25 Sainsbury’s voucher codes
💰2 x £25 M&S voucher codes

✅ Quick & easy to take part
🧬 Your input helps important research
✨ You could WIN big!

👉 https://tr.ee/yWdMv99fZ3

Don't miss your chance to be entered into the draw! 🎁

18/05/2026

📊Myth vs. Science: Depression Edition

🧹May is a good time to clear out not just our homes, but our misconceptions.

👉Scroll to bust some common myths about depression.

🔎Our research lab, the EDIT Lab, has a 'mythbusters' blog series about common “myths” or beliefs about genetics and psychology. If you'd like to read more, the link is below.

🔗https://blogs.kcl.ac.uk/editlab/category/mythbusters/

11/05/2026

🧠 It’s Mental Health Awareness Week!

🧬We study the role of genetic and environmental factors in the development and treatment of mental health conditions such as anxiety and depression.

🌐This week, we encourage you to take a look back at our blog for insights, personal stories, and evidence-based tools in mental health.

👉Scroll for the latest mental health statistics, ways to support mental health and resources for help.

🔗 https://blogs.kcl.ac.uk/editlab

13/04/2026

💼 It is Stress Awareness Month!

😟Managing stress is essential for maintaining well-being. Sometimes, we take on more than we can handle, which can impact our resilience and overall health.

👉Scroll to read stress statistics from Mental Health Foundation, AXA and Mental Health UK.

07/04/2026

🧩Thursday was World Autism Awareness Day!

🎉As a lab, we are committed to deepening understanding, raising awareness and celebrating neurodiversity!

16/03/2026

😴 Friday 13th March was World Sleep Day!

🛌Sleep plays an important role in mental health and is influenced by both genetics and our environment.

Want to learn more about how to improve your sleep? Check out our new blog:

👉https://blogs.kcl.ac.uk/editlab/2026/03/11/6-evidence-based-ways-to-improve-sleep-quality-2/

Make sleep a priority today and every day.