🇷🇺⚡️ — Mikhail Kovalchuk, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin and head of the Kurchatov Institute, says Russian scientists are researching ways to extend the healthy human lifespan. Speaking at the Kurchatov Genomic Forum in Moscow, Kovalchuk said researchers are studying more than 7,000 primates, including a “unique group” of elderly monkeys aged between 20 and over 30 years, to examine different stages of aging. The research includes biological, vascular and brain analyses aimed at better understanding the aging process.