Looking Deeper into Age-Related Changes in the Skin Microbiome

Source https://www.fightaging.org/archives/2021/11/looking-deeper-into-age-related-changes-in-the-skin-microbiome/

For reasons yet to be determined, the composition of the skin microbiome changes with age. It is also unclear as to whether these changes contribute to skin aging in any meaningful way, or are instead a consequence of skin aging. Researchers here perform a proof of concept study to identify bacterial activities that differ in the microbiome of old versus young skin. There is little to be learned from these initial results, but in principle a much more comprehensive set of data might point the way towards specific experiments that could be conducted, changing the balance of populations in the skin microbiome in measured ways to see if the function of aged skin improves as a result.

The human skin is inhabited by a large number and variety of microorganisms, including bacteria, fungi, and viruses. Although over- and underrepresented bacter…

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