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Older adults with a strong sense of purpose showed measurably slower epigenetic ageing on several DNA-based biological clocks — an association equivalent to roughly two years of biological age between people with high and low purpose, though researchers cannot yet say purpose itself caused the difference.

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (1130+ words) In 1,572 older U.S. adults, purpose tracked four health-oriented methylation clocks but not nine chronological-age clocks. The cross-sectional result cannot establish cause. By The Long View · Edited by Lachlan Brown Published August 16, 2026 · How we edit A stronger sense of purpose was associated…...