HOW THE FUNGUS AMONG US SHAPES HEALTH

HOW THE FUNGUS AMONG US SHAPES HEALTH:

Among the microbes that live in us and on us, bacteria have gotten the most attention. Now scientists are exploring how the fungi that inhabit our bodies – collectively, the “mycobiome” – shapes health.

One of the more interesting findings demonstrates that alterations in the gut fungal population could be a significant contributor to at least some forms of inflammatory bowel disease cases and could represent a potential treatment avenue.

Read the entire article here: http://www.npr.org/…/the-human-body-s-complicated-relations…

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