Is the mycobiome the key to healthy aging?

Dr. Mahmoud Ghannoum, who helped coin the term “mycobiome,” is the director of the Center for Medical Mycology at Case Western Reserve University and chief science officer of Biohm Technologies. He explained that as people age, the gut lining changes, which allows more pathogenic bacteria and fungi to flourish, creating imbalances that affect digestive health and immune function as well as cognition through the gut-brain axis.

Through his work at Biohm Technologies, Dr. Ghannoum has helped develop a longevity-focused microbiome test that reveals age-related changes, including decreased beneficial organisms like Feaclibacterium prausnitzii and…