Abstract: The present invention provides nutritional compositions that are employed as oral supplementation to the human diet and methods for using such nutritional compositions. The compositions of the present invention provide for supplementation to the diet of the cancer patient, as well as preventative dietary supplementation aimed at supporting the human immune system for those not currently suffering from cancer. Methods are provided that utilize specific combinations of selected forms selenium. chromium, and molybdenum in combination with fish oil.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are natural product compositions for treating ADHD and related disorders.

Abstract: A process for obtaining biologically active compositions from emu oil is provided, wherein the compositions are obtained by molecular distillation of the oil, both the distillate and the distillation residue being biologically active compositions. More specifically, a process for obtaining biologically active compositions from refined emu oil is disclosed, which has the following steps: (a) feeding emu oil at a flow of between 1 to 300 kg/h*m2 to a molecular distillation column at a pressure between 0.0001 mbar and 0.05 mbar and at an evaporator temperature between 160° C. and 250° C., for generating a distillate and a residue; and (b) collecting the distillate from the column, the distillate being a biologically active composition, and (c) collecting the residue from the column, the residue being a biologically active composition.

Abstract: This disclosure provides for compositions (e.g., pharmaceutical compositions, dietary supplements, medical foods and food stuff), comprising combinations of live microbe populations for the treatment and/or prevention of immune system disorders and conditions related to inflammation, including both pathogen assisted conditions and conditions that are independent of pathogens. Included with the present disclosure are methods for use of the compositions, and methods for selecting microbial entities to formulate the compositions of the disclosure.

Abstract: A method of improving microbiome within an animal can include administering to the animal a composition containing a probiotic and psyllium. The probiotic has at least one of any suitable strain or subspecies of Enterococcus. Compositions containing a probiotic and psyllium are also provided herein.

Abstract: This invention is referred to the field of medicine, namely preventative treatment, and may be used as a means of synergetic minimization of negative impact of flights on human health (brain, stomach, lungs, blood vessels, heart etc.) with application of known substances and medicines with newly discovered pharmacological properties in new conditions. The ultimate technical solution of this invention would be synergetic minimization of negative impact of flying on human health without foot swelling, belching, jet-lag, tiredness and fatigue etc. The claimed technical result is achieved by the method of synergetic minimization of negative impact of air flights on human health, including consumption of substances that improve osmotic concentration of blood plasma, in the form of oral rehydration solution, split into two intakes as a minimum, first intake in the amount of at least 0.3 liters up to 1 liter before boarding and further during the flight from half an hour to 2 hours at least 0.

Abstract: A nutritional composition that includes a milk fat globule membrane component, at least one human milk oligosaccharide, and at least one additional component chosen from the group consisting of DHA, ARA, Vitamin E, Vitamin C, and sphingomyelin. The nutritional composition is in the form of a ready-to-drink composition, a food supplement, an extruded food bar, or a solid oral dosage form. The nutritional composition is typically administered or provided to adults, children, or infants through consumption.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of transporting a stem cell population, the method comprising transporting the stem cell population contacted with a liquid carrier. In addition, the present invention concerns a method of treating a subject having a disease, the method comprising topically administering a defined mesenchymal stem cell population to the subject, wherein the mesenchymal stem cell population is administered within about 96 hours from the time point the mesenchymal stem cell population has been harvested. Also concerned is a unit dosage comprising about 20 million cells, of about 15 million cells, of about 10 million cells, of about 5 million cells, of about 4 million cells, of about 3 million cells, of about 2 million cells, of about 1 million cells, of about 0.5 million cells, of about 0.25 million cells or of less than 0.25 million cells of a defined mesenchymal stem cell population.

Abstract: Disclosed are nutritional compositions including 2?-fucosyllactose (2?-FL) in combination with lutein and RRR-alpha-tocopherol. The nutritional compositions are useful for improving at least one of gut function, health, and development in an individual. In certain embodiments, the nutritional compositions can improve growth or maturation of the gut, as well as promote a healthy balance of beneficial bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract thereby treating and/or preventing formula intolerance or other gastrointestinal diseases and/or disorders resulting from suboptimal gastrointestinal flora population/balance.

Abstract: A treatment paste includes copper sulfate, zinc oxide powder, an emulsifier, a stabilizer, pine tar, and an antiseptic solution.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are formulations comprising recombinant human angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (rhACE-2) and a cellulose derivative for the prevention and treatment of a coronavirus infection. Methods and kits are also provided herein.

Abstract: Test strips for determining the activity of a coagulation factor in a blood sample are provided. The strip comprises a support, a sample inlet port for deposition of a blood sample, and a reaction area comprising a blood coagulation reagent. The sample inlet port is connected to the reaction area, and the coagulation reagent comprises blood plasma deficient in the coagulation factor for which activity is to be measured, an ionic citrate source an ionic calcium source, and either one or more coagulation contact phase activator reagents and phospholipids or a mixture of tissue factor and phospholipids. The disclosure further relates to in vitro methods for measuring an activity of a coagulation factor.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a spray dried plasma composition having one or more of the following characteristics: when reconstituted, largely amorphous and has no cholesterol crystals; when reconstituted, the number of large particulates is reduced; has low residual moisture; reconstitutes rapidly in under four minutes; highly stable when stored under refrigeration, at room temperature or at elevated temperatures and allows for storage for longer periods of time; when reconstituted, exhibits recovery of the most fragile of proteins, including von Willebrand's factor; when reconstituted with Sterile Water for Injection (SWFI), reconstituted plasma is at a pH that is near normal plasma pH, and does so without treatment or storage in CO2 or other pH adjustment; and when reconstituted, has reduced complement activation (C5A, C3A).

Abstract: A fat-containing composition obtained by converting insects or worms into nutrient streams, such as a fat-containing, an aqueous protein-containing and a solid-containing fraction, including (a) squashing insects or worms thereby obtaining a pulp, the insects or worms reduced in size, (b) heating the pulp to 70-100° C., and (c) subjecting the heated pulp to a physical separation step with the proviso that the method does not contain enzymatic treatment of the pulp. The fat-containing fraction contains at least 80 wt. % insect or worm fat with at least 40 wt. % saturated fats. The aqueous protein fraction can be dried to obtain dried protein material, which contains at least 50 wt. % insect or worm protein-derived matter and at most 25 wt. % insect or worm fat based on dry weight. The protein has a pepsin digestibility of at least 50%. The resulting nutrient streams can be used in food, petfood, feed and pharmaceutical industry.

Abstract: The present invention relates to recombinant cyanobacterial cells for the production of a chemical compound of interest. In particular, the present invention relates to genetic modifications that introduce one or more heterologous phosphopantetheinyl transferases (PPTases) into a cyanobacterial cell. These cells can, optionally, further comprise heterologous carrier protein and nucleic acid constructs that provide the cyanobacterial cells with the capability of producing chemicals of interest or compounds of interest, such secondary metabolites polyketides, nonribosomal peptides and their hybrids, the three major families of bioactive natural products, of cyanobacteria and other bacterial phyla, secondary metabolites analogs, and unnatural compounds.

Abstract: This invention relates to a composition for use in the treatment of major depressive disorder. In addition, this invention relates to a composition for use in the treatment and/or improvement of mood disturbances and for use in the treatment and/or improvement of the mood state.

Abstract: The invention relates to compositions for preventing or delaying the onset of hepatocellular cancer. The compositions of the invention may comprise short chain fatty acids. The compositions of the invention may also comprise probiotic bacteria. The compositions of the invention include compositions for preventing or delaying the onset of hepatocellular cancer by treating or preventing liver inflammation, liver disease, and precancerous lesions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the novel lactic acid bacteria Lactobacillus mucosae and Bifidobacterium longum, and specifically, to a composition comprising the novel lactic acid bacteria, the composition enabling the inhibition of the expression of the p16 protein, which is an aging factor, and the inhibition of inflammatory factors, thereby being useful in preventing and treating memory impairment, learning disabilities or mental disorders, and in preventing and treating inflammatory diseases.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a coral composite extract, a composition including the same and a method of producing the same. The coral composite extract includes at least two briarane-type diterpenoid compounds from corals of Briareum violaceum, B. excavatum and B. stechei, thereby being applied as an effective ingredient of a skin external use composition, a cosmetic composition and a medicinal composition.

Abstract: Certain embodiments of the invention are directed to evaluating and identifying cells by recording and interpreting a time-dependent signal produced by unique cell respiration and permeability attributes of isolated viable cells.