Twins Research Australia

10/11/2026

TRA is excited to be collaborating with the Snow Centre for Immune Health on this important research -- and thank you to our twin members who make it possible.

04/11/2026

Mothers of multiples: your story matters.

AMBA has made a submission to the Senate Select Committee on Women’s Health. Mothers of twins, triplets and more are five times more likely to experience postnatal depression, and many of us can’t get to the physio, feeding and mental health support we need because services are designed for one baby.

We’ve made 13 recommendations, from continuity of care and funded pelvic health physiotherapy to in-home help, paid parental leave per baby, bereavement care and better data on maternal recovery.

The Senate needs to hear from you too. Submissions can be short and personal, and you can ask for your name to be withheld or for your submission to stay confidential. Submissions officially closed on 9 October 2026, but they are still accepting submissions!

Find out more: aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/…/WomensHealth

04/11/2026

It's International Multiple Birth Awareness Week 2026! This year's theme is Multiple Births Around the World: Care, Culture and Equity. Head over to the International Council of Multiple Birth Organisations (ICOMBO) which is sharing lots of great information around these themes.

20/10/2026

A new study of Brazilian twins sheds light on the heritability of our creative confidence. Are you and your twin creative?

A new behavioral genetics study of twins finds that about one-fifth of our belief in our own creativity is inherited. Ultimately, your unique individual experiences shape your creative confidence far more than your DNA.

15/09/2026

What shapes our immune system: our genes or the way we live?
This exciting collaboration with the Snow Centre for Immune Health is investigating why two genetically similar people may respond differently to infections, diseases and treatments.
By recruiting 100 pairs of twins, researchers hope to disentangle the effects of nature and nurture on our immune responses, revealing how much of our immune behaviour is written in our DNA and how much is shaped by our environment and life experiences.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/health/2026-09-13/australian-twins-study-immune-differences/107005190
WEHI - Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research

Nicole and Amanda are identical twins with one key difference: their immune systems. Scientists want to learn why they've had such different health journeys.

01/09/2026

This case of Gold Coast twins who have different parents is in the in the news today. This is a first in Australia and only the third reported worldwide.

A case in the Gold Coast is the first in Australia and only the third reported worldwide.

25/08/2026

Thanks to our twin members for helping to promote our new study in collaboration with the Snow Centre for Immune Health. Find out more about the study at www.twins.org.au

The findings could revolutionise personalised treatment for everyone.

04/08/2026

Thank you to TRA twins, Amanda and Nicole, for helping raise awareness of this important new research into immune health. They themselves live with immune conditions and are encouraging eligible twins to join in "as the insights gained could lead to earlier diagnoses, better treatments and real hope to people like me." Learn more at www.twins.org.au

Why do some people respond better to vaccines and treatments?

Photo → video for your immune system. A new twin study uses a cell timer model to see immune cells in motion and separate genes from environment.

Co-led by WEHI and The Royal Melbourne Hospital, in partnership with the Snow Medical Research Foundation, the Snow Centre brings together leading Australian and international researchers with a shared mission to transform how we research and treat the immune system.

https://www.wehi.edu.au/news/twins-to-unlock-new-insights-into-immune-health-in-major-australian-study/

Twins Research Australia
Amanda Campbell

21/07/2026

What a wonderful moment for this Brisbane family - the birth of extremely rare identical quadruplets 😮🙏

Jenitar Sau Na’amoana, 34, was raising four young children and had not planned to have another when she naturally fell pregnant.

15/07/2026

A world-first study confirms an innovative procedure is safe and has potential to treat the serious twin pregnancy condition, twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS).

Identical twins Nancy and Margo benefitted from the procedure while in the womb as part of a world-first medical trial.