The science
Research & Evidence
Useful evidence beats certainty theater. MoldCo separates damp-building evidence, CIRS-field literature, clinical interpretation, and patient education.
Read the libraryHow mold affects the body
Inflammatory, environmental, and individual.
Mold-related illness is not framed from one symptom or one lab. MoldCo looks for patterns across symptoms, exposure history, biomarkers, susceptibility, and response over time.
- Indoor dampness and mold are strongly linked with respiratory and allergic outcomes in mainstream public-health literature.
- CIRS-field literature describes a broader inflammatory pattern after water-damaged building exposure.
- MoldCo keeps evidence lanes distinct instead of collapsing them into one oversized claim.
Our biomarkers
Markers are context, not verdicts.
The right marker can clarify a body-side question. No marker should be presented as a standalone diagnosis.
Inflammation
TGF-beta1, MMP-9, C4a, ferritin, and VEGF can help frame inflammatory and vascular patterns.
Hormone and fluid balance
MSH, ACTH, cortisol, ADH, and osmolality add neuroendocrine and fluid-balance context.
Susceptibility
HLA-DR/DQ testing can add genetic risk context, but it does not diagnose current illness or exposure.
What the research says
Four evidence lanes, one honest page.
This page is the proof layer for the nav. Deeper citations live in the article library.
Damp-building health effects
Respiratory symptoms, asthma, allergies, and damp-building associations.
CIRS-field literature
Symptom clusters, biomarkers, susceptibility, and treatment frameworks.
Testing-method debate
Blood biomarkers, home dust tests, urine mycotoxins, VCS, GENIE, and other methods answer different questions.
Patient-language calibration
Copy should help readers name a pattern without implying every symptom is caused by mold.
Our clinical approach
Care uses a pattern, not a single proof point.
MoldCo starts with a symptom and exposure story, then uses testing when it can clarify the plan.
- Start with the patient's symptom pattern and environmental history.
- Use home, body, or genetic testing only when the result can change the next step.
- Treat within clinical scope while keeping emergency, primary-care, and remediation boundaries explicit.
Our testing methods
Each test has a job.
The testing hub is the launch surface for detailed SKU pages. Research explains the method boundary.