Research published in Psychological Science found that having a sense of purpose consistently predicted lower mortality risk across the lifespan—regardless of age or retirement status.

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How do biological cells join forces to form a structure? In her Ph.D. research, Daphne Nesenberend uses mathematics to show ...

Scientists have uncovered new genetic rules that determine whether the immune system’s “killer” T cells remain powerful long-term defenders or become worn out and ineffective. By building a detailed ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising new way that giant embryonic cells divide—without relying on the classic “purse-string” ring long thought essential for splitting a cell in two. Studying ...

How does a single cell reliably build one of the most complex structures known in nature? New research suggests the answer ...