Russian scientists, on the orders of Putin's friend, were ordered to urgently come up with a cure for old age.

In early June, the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation demanded that Russian research institutes (SRIs) urgently provide developments in the fight against aging. This follows from a letter from the Department of Science and Innovative Development of the department, which was reviewed by Meduza and Sistema.

In particular, scientists should offer:

- the development of medical products aimed at reducing the burden of cell aging (sarcopenia, frailty, osteoporosis, etc.), "with the assessment of biological age by various methods";
- the development of new neurotechnologies and related medical products aimed at the "prevention and development of cognitive and sensory impairments";
- the development of new methods for correcting the immune system "based on its identified critical indicators in aging";
- development of new methods of medical technologies and products "based on bioprinting technology".

"We were asked to urgently send all our developments, and the letter came, let's say, today, and everything had to be sent yesterday," a doctor at one of the National Medical Research Centers (NMRC) confirmed in a conversation with reporters.

An employee of another center admitted that he was "dumbfounded" when he saw this "paper". "Well, of course, we have no one to restore now, except for these old stumps [of elderly Russian politicians], yes. That is, right now [when the war is going on] we must give them everything. This cynicism is even puzzling," he said.

According to scientists, they have not yet sent the developments to the Ministry of Health and are unlikely to be able to send anything significant - the letter is drawn up on the principle of "give at least something". "The biggest boss set the task, and the officials rushed to implement it in all possible ways," one of them explained.

This comes after Putin announced the need for a new national project at the Forum of Future Technologies in February this year, which will be aimed at "preserving the health of citizens," later called "New Technologies for Health Care".

Meanwhile the life expectancy in Russia is decreasing again, having peaked in 2019, although Putin is repeating every time how his policy is to increase it.

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