U.S.HEALTH WATCH
A New Anti-Aging Drug Looks to Turn Back the Clock on Skin Age
Participants in the trial used the cream for four weeks, and the skin's measured biological age fell by about two years; the chronological kind remains undefeated.
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- First reported by Wired: “A New Anti-Aging Drug Looks to Turn Back the Clock on Skin Age”.
- Covered on BBN on Monday, October 12, 2026, at 6:39 AM ET on BBN This Morning, by Vera Bullock.
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Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA new skin cream lowered the biological age of people's skin by about two years on average after four weeks, and joining us is Senator Ignatius Mbeki-Tran of East Lower Dunmarsh.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSenator, did you have anything to do with this?
Ignatius Mbeki-TranVera, my office has always said science belongs to the people, and I have always been the people's closest friend in science.
Ignatius Mbeki-TranTwo years off in four weeks is a Mbeki-Tran result, full stop.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo is that a yes? Because the study was run by researchers, and your name isn't in the data.
Ignatius Mbeki-TranMy office has always said that names in data are for people with nothing to hide.
Ignatius Mbeki-TranI funded the lighting in that lab, and good lighting is half of looking younger.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorLighting.
Ignatius Mbeki-TranLighting, Vera.
Ignatius Mbeki-TranAnd let me say that if any participant looked only one year younger instead of two, that is the fault of the previous administration, which cut the budget for mirrors.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSenator, you're holding a jar with your own name on it. Are you using the cream?
Ignatius Mbeki-TranMy office has always said I'm not a user, I'm a pioneer.
Ignatius Mbeki-TranFour months in, and the results speak for themselves, although I'd like them to speak more quietly.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorFour months, and the study only ran four weeks. So what did the cream do for your term limit?
Ignatius Mbeki-TranThe cream has no comment on my term, and frankly I blame the cream.
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