Abstract: This invention relates to the use of niacin and/or trigonelline compounds to increase muscle weight during periods of activity or to inhibit muscle loss during periods of inactivity.

Abstract: Composition containing the combination of (?)-epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) and lycopene characterized in that the ratio of EGCG to lycopene is in the range of 100:1 to 1:1.

Abstract: The present invention is directed inter alia to the use of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of (?)-epigallocatechin gallate, resveratrol, eicosapentaenoic acid, docosahexaenoic acid, rose hip extract/concentrate, hydroxytyrosol, lycopene, lutein, ?-cryptoxanthin, zeaxanthin and derivatives thereof, for the treatment of cellulite, for the prevention of the development of mild cellulite, for the prevention of the progression of mild cellulite to severe cellulite, for smoothening the micro relief of the skin, for maintaining or increasing the tensile properties of the skin, and/or for reducing the fat mass and the circumference at the hips and thighs, as well as to the corresponding cosmetic and medical methods.

Abstract: This invention relates to the use of trigonelline compounds to increase muscle weight during periods of activity or to inhibit muscle loss during periods of inactivity.

Abstract: Hydroxytyrosol or olive juice containing hydroxytyrosol can be used to maintain or increase mitochondrial biogenesis in cardiac muscle, skeletal muscles, and liver tissue.

Abstract: Methods and compositions for treating modulating and/or ameliorating non-light-induced, particularly non-UV-induced, skin aging in a human, for reducing the basal MMP-10 expression in unirradiated cells of an organism and/or reducing the basal MMP-1 RNA transcription and protein translation in unirradiated cells of an organism, and/or for_modulating the effects of UVA-induced RNA transcription and polypeptide translation of a matrix metalloprotease, which include administering an effective amount of ?-carotene, a precursor of ?-carotene, a salt of ?-carotene, or a combination of two or more thereof to an organism, particularly a mammal, more particularly a human, in need to thereof.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to the use of a compound selected from the group consisting of ?-carotene, lutein, lycopene and ?-cryptoxanthin, and mixtures thereof and combinations thereof with CoQ-10 for maintaining the energy metabolism, the energy flow and/or the energy production in skin or of skin of animals including humans, for maintaining the respiratory function of the skin of animals including humans, for energizing the skin, maintaining and supporting the radiance and natural glow of the skin of animals including humans and for promoting a healthy appearance of the skin of animals including humans for preventing UV-A radiation-induced mtDNA mutagenesis in skin of animals including humans, as well as for the manufacture of a composition, preferably an orally applicable composition, for these uses and the corresponding methods.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compositions comprising hydroxytyrosol and chondroitin as well as to the use of these compositions as a medicament, in particular as a medicament for the treatment, co-treatment or prevention of inflammatory disorders.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to the use of (a composition comprising) hydroxytyrosol for treating or preventing age-related macular degeneration in humans, for maintaining the eye health in animals (preferably in humans), especially in elderly animals (preferably elderly humans), for improving the vision of animals (preferably of humans), for maintaining the high resolution vision in animals (preferably in humans) and/or for maintaining the visual acuity in animals (preferably in humans), as well as for maintaining the visual performance in animals (preferably in humans) and/or the visual function in animals (preferably in humans).

Abstract: The present invention is directed to the use of (a composition comprising) hydroxytyrosol as anti-aging agent. The composition, to which the present invention is also directed, does essentially not comprise resveratrol and is administered orally to animals. The present invention is further directed to anti-aging methods. “Anti-aging” meaning in the context of the present invention: retarding the aging processes in said animals, improving age-related physiological deficits in said animals and/or promoting a healthy aging in said animals.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to the use of (a composition comprising) hydroxytyrosol as life prolonging agent. The composition, to which the present invention is also directed, does essentially not comprise resveratrol and is preferably administered orally to animals. The present invention is further directed to a life prolonging method. “Life prolonging” meaning in the context of the present invention: reducing the risk to die at a certain age compared to untreated; increasing the chance to live longer (longevity), i.e. increasing the average life expectancy compared to untreated; and/or extending the lifetime independent of medical care.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of hydroxytyrosol for inducing or enhancing cartilage repair or cartilage regeneration. Furthermore, the invention relates to nutraceutical and pharmaceutical compositions comprising hydroxytyrosol for regeneration and repair of cartilage injuries in joints, in particular of traumatic cartilage injuries.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compositions comprising hydroxytyrosol and/or oleuropein (I) and at least one additional component e.g. selected from the group of ligustilide, oleuropein aglycone, magnolol, honokiol, genistein, resveratrol, EGCG, magnolia bark extract, cashew fruit extract and Glycyrrhiza foetida as well as to the use of these compositions as a medicament, in particular as a medicament for the treatment, co-treatment or prevention of inflammatory disorders.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compositions comprising rosehip and at least one additional component e.g. selected from ligustilide, oleuropein (I), oleuropein aglycone (II), hydroxytyrosol, genistein, magnolol, honokiol, magnolia bark extract, cashew fruit extract and Glycyrrhiza foetida as well as to the use of these compositions as a medicament, in particular as a medicament for the treatment, co-treatment or prevention of inflammatory disorders.

Abstract: The present invention refers to compounds of the general formulae Ia to Ie as defined above for use as/in a composition (especially foods and dietary supplements, cosmetic, as well as pharmaceutical compositions) for the prevention and improvement of muscular disorders and for the improvement of muscle function.

Abstract: The present invention is directed inter alia to the use of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of (?)-epigallocatechin gallate, resveratrol, eicosapentaenoic acid, docosahexaenioic acid, rose hip extract/concentrate, hydroxytyrosol, lycopene, lutein, ?-cryptoxanthin, zeaxanithin and derivatives thereof, for the treatment of cellulite, for the prevention of the development of mild cellulite, for the prevention of the progression of mild cellulite to severe cellulite, for smoothening the micro relief of the skin, for maintaining or increasing the tensile properties of the skin, and/or for reducing the fat mass and the circumference at the hips and thighs, as well as to the corresponding cosmetic and medical methods.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a composition comprising lycopene and genistein in the prevention and coadjuvant treatment of prostate carcinoma. The present invention is also directed to the use of a composition comprising lycopene and epigallocatechin gallate in the prevention and coadjuvant treatment of prostate carcinoma. More specifically, the present invention relates to the use of one of these compositions in the primary prevention (i.e., the prophylactic supplementation of healthy subjects) of the onset of prostate carcinoma, in the coadjuvant treatment (i.e. the supplementation accompanying a running therapy of prostate carcinoma) and in the secondary prevention (i.e., the supplementation after a successful therapy for the prevention of relapse) of prostate carcinoma.

Abstract: Composition containing the combination of (?)-epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) and lycopene characterized in that the ratio of EGCG to lycopene is in the range of 100:1 to 1:1.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the formula (I); wherein R1 is H, CH3 or OCH3; R3=H, OH, CH3, OCH3, O-glucose or benzoyloxy; R4=H; R5=H or OH; R6=H or OCH3; R7=H, CH3, OCH3, cinnamoyloxy or (3,4,5-trimethoxy)-benzoyloxy; R8=H, OH, CH3 or OCH3; or R7 and R8 form together a group 0-CH2—O; R9=H or OCH3; R10=H or N-acetyl, N-methyl-2-aminoethyl; to their use as medicament for the treatment of non-autoimmune type 2 diabetes mellitus and/or syndrome X, to dietary and pharmaceutical compositions containing them and to a method for the treatment of non-autoimmune type 2 diabetes mellitus and/or syndrome X in animals including humans, said method comprising the step of administering an effective dose of a compound of the formula (I) to animals including humans which are in need thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compositions comprising magnolol and/or honokiol and glucosamine as well as to the use of these compositions as a medicament, in particular as a medicament for the treatment, co-treatment or prevention of inflammatory disorders.