Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one Corynebacterium sp, Staphylococcus pasteuri and, optionally, Staphyloccocus epidermidis for use as a medicament, in particular for use in the prevention or treatment of S. aureus colonization.

Abstract: Compositions, food products, methods and systems for use in increasing the blood bioavailability of amino acids derived from proteins, preferably proteins of plant origin, comprising a mixture M comprising or, alternatively, consisting of at least one bacterial strain, preferably Lactobacillus paracasei DG® CNCM I-1572 and/or Lactobacillus paracasei LPC-S01™ DSM 26760, and possibly. The compositions food products, methods and systems o the disclosure, can further comprise at least one protein, preferably proteins of plant origin, or a peptide or an amino acid, and in particular includes a food product comprising proteins, preferably of plant origin, and said mixture M of at least one bacterial strain.

Abstract: A self-film-forming composition in powder form, a reconstituted formula and a kit for oral use are provided, which allow an adequate colonization of the probiotic in the oral cavities together with a sufficient residence time to allow beneficial effects against the pathogens related with oral conditions. Thus, the items provided are useful for the prevention and/or treatment of a condition related to alterations of the oral microbiota, and specifically for peri-implantitis. The self-film-forming composition in powder form comprises at least a gelifier agent and/or at least a bioadhesive agent, and at least one lactic acid bacteria strain.

Abstract: The present invention regards use of a bacterial superantigen for administration onto the mucous membrane of a domestic non-human mammal for the prevention of inflammatory disorder, such as allergies, autoimmune and inflammatory diseases.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a homeopathic formulation comprising dilutions of Arnica, Calendula, Echinacea, Hypericum, Silver, Sulfur, Thiosinaminum, Urtica, and methods for treating pain, inflammation, scar tissue, itching/pruritus and infection using same.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods for enhancing muscle protein synthesis following physical exertion. In a general embodiment, a method for enhancing muscle protein synthesis following physical exertion is provided and includes administering to an individual a composition comprising from about 15 to about 35 g protein immediately following concurrent training. Programs for enhancing muscle adaptation resulting from concurrent training are also provided. The programs include providing a composition comprising from about 15 to about 35 g protein; and providing guidelines for consumption including a recommendation of the amount of the composition to consume immediately following concurrent training.

Abstract: Nutritional products having improved cohesiveness of food boluses and methods of making and using same are provided. The nutritional products may include nutritional compositions and high molecular weight, water-soluble polymers such that the nutritional products have extensional viscosities that provide improved cohesiveness to the nutritional products and Trouton ratios of at least 6. Methods of administering such nutritional products to patients having impaired swallowing ability and/or dysphagia are also provided.

Abstract: The present invention generally relates to the field of preventing and/or treating inflammatory and infectious disorders, in particular by boosting the endogenous antimicrobial defenses. One embodiment of the present invention is the use of B. longum NCC2705 (deposit number CNCM 1-2618) for use in the treatment or prevention of disorders related to the immune system including infections.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a personal care product comprising a protein matrix wherein said protein matrix comprises at least one protein, at least one probiotic and a carrier fluid. The present invention also relates to the personal care product being a feminine care product particularly aimed at female urogenital health to treat or prevent vaginal infections. Oral and sinus infections, however, may also be benefited by the composition.

Abstract: Nutritional compositions for maximizing muscle protein synthesis while minimizing the catabolism of muscle proteins and methods of using same are provided. In this manner, the nutritional compositions may provide for retention of lean body mass, which helps to avoid loss of independence and functionality, as well as to improve quality of life especially in the elderly at risk of sarcopenia and frailty. The nutritional compositions include ?-hydroxyisocaproic acid eicosapentaenoic acid. It may include other functional ingredients such as, but not limited to whey protein including whey protein micelles, prebiotic fibers, citrulline, ?-ketoglutarate, L-carnitine, nucleotides, and amino acids. Methods of administering such nutritional products to individuals in need of same are also provided.

Abstract: Nutritional compositions for maximizing muscle protein synthesis while minimizing the catabolism of muscle proteins and methods of using same are provided. In this manner, the nutritional compositions may provide for retention of lean body mass, which helps to avoid loss of independence and functionality, as well as to improve quality of life especially in the elderly at risk of sarcopenia and frailty. The nutritional compositions include ?-hydroxyisocaproic acid and ?-ketoglutarate. The composition may include other functional ingredients such as, but not limited to whey protein including whey protein micelles, prebiotic fibers, citrulline, eicosapentaenoic acid, L-carnitine, nucleotides, and amino acids. Methods of administering such nutritional products to individuals in need of same are also provided.

Abstract: Nutritional compositions for maximizing muscle protein synthesis while minimizing the catabolism of muscle proteins and methods of using same are provided. In this manner, the nutritional compositions may provide for retention of lean body mass, which helps to avoid loss of independence and functionality, as well as to improve quality of life especially in the elderly at risk of sarcopenia and frailty. The nutritional compositions include ?-hydroxyisocaproic acid and citrulline. The composition may include other functional ingredients such as, but not limited to whey protein including whey protein micelles, prebiotic fibers, ?-keto-glutarate, eicosapentaenoic acid, L-carnitine, nucleotides, and amino acids. Methods of administering such nutritional products to individuals in need of same are also provided.

Abstract: Nutritional compositions for improving, treating and/or preventing various medical conditions and methods of using same are provided. The medical conditions may include allergies, autoimmune diseases, among others. The nutritional compositions include branched chain fatty acids and may include other functional ingredients such as, but not limited to probiotics, nucleotides and amino acids. Methods of administering such nutritional products to individuals in need of same are also provided.

Abstract: Nutritional compositions for improving, treating and/or preventing various medical conditions and methods of using same are provided. The medical conditions may include wounds, mucositis among others. The nutritional compositions include branched chain fatty acids and may include other functional ingredients such as, but not limited to probiotics, nucleotides and amino acids. Methods of administering such nutritional products to individuals in need of same are also provided.

Abstract: Nutritional compositions for maximizing muscle protein synthesis while minimizing the catabolism of muscle proteins and methods of using same are provided. In this manner, the nutritional compositions may provide for retention of lean body mass, which helps to avoid loss of independence and functionality, as well as to improve quality of life especially in the elderly at risk of sarcopenia and frailty. The nutritional compositions include ?-hydroxyisocaproic acid and may include other functional ingredients such as, but not limited to whey protein including whey protein micelles, prebiotic fibers, L-carnitine, nucleotides, and amino acids. Methods of administering such nutritional products to individuals in need of same are also provided.

Abstract: Nutritional compositions having dietary nucleotides, ?-3 fatty acids and citrulline are provided. The nutritional compositions may be formulated to improve T cell function, increase arginine availability in vivo, regulate myeloid-derived suppressor cells (“MDSC”), and decrease the risk and/or severity of infection after surgery or trauma. Methods of making, using and administering such nutritional compositions to individuals in need of same are also provided. Methods for modulating the affects of MDSC's are also provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for a ong-term and sustained release of flavonoids, in particular rhamnose-containing flavonoids, and for prolonging the uptake of said flavonoids in the gastro-intestinal tract. It further relates to compositions comprising said flavonoid and ?-rhamnosidase. It also encompasses compositions comprising hesperidin and hesperetin-7-gluoside.

Abstract: The present invention is directed toward protecting the cosmetic use of at least an effective amount of a lysate of at least one microorganism of the genus Bifidobacterium species, or a fraction thereof, for preventing and/or treating body odor.

Abstract: The invention relates to compositions for treating parasitic worm infections in a mammal. The composition includes an amount of intracellular components of lysed, beneficial, soil-inhabiting yeast cells sufficient to treat parasitic worm infections in a mammal; and/or an amount of whole or lysed soil-inhabiting bacteria cells, wherein the amount is sufficient to treat parasitic worm infections in a mammal, and optionally a pharmaceutically suitable carrier.

Abstract: The invention relates to the type 5 and type 8 capsular polysaccharides produced by overproducing S. aureus strains, and also to the immunogenic compositions and the vaccines comprising said capsular polysaccharides.

Abstract: The invention is relates to drugs on the basis of antibodies against non-cellular bone matrix proteins, especially BSP, for use in the prevention and treatment of bone metastases. According to the invention, the antibodies are induced in the patient by recombinantly expressing antigenic determinants of bone matrix proteins in Listeria and anchoring them on the surfaces thereof. The antigenic determinants are selected according to whether they are characteristic of antigens that are expressed by the tumor cells themselves.

Abstract: The invention discloses biomarkers for human autism. The invention provides methods for treating, preventing, and diagnosing human autism and autism-related disorders.

Abstract: Nutritional compositions and methods of making and using the nutritional compositions are provided. In a general embodiment, the present disclosure provides a nutritional composition including one or more exogenous nucleotides.

Abstract: The invention relates to a cosmetic and/or dermatological topical composition, of particular use for the preventional and/or treatment of sensitive and/or dry skin, comprising an effective amount of at least one particularly probiotic microorganism and/or a fraction or metabolite thereof in combination with an effective amount of at least one polyunsaturated fatty acid and/or polyunsaturated fatty acid ester and/or a salt or derivative thereof in a physiologically-acceptable vehicle.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising at least one fibronectin binding protein, and/or at least one a truncated fibronectin binding protein and/or at least one fibronectin binding peptide, all comprising at least one fibronectin binding domain; and at least one iscom matrix complex and/or liposome and/or at least one lipid and at least one saponin, whereby the at least one lipid and the at least one saponin may be in complex, solution or suspension. Further, it regards use thereof for the preparation of a vaccine against a micro organism that comprises at least one fibronectin binding domain. It also relates to a kit of parts comprising at least two compartments, wherein one compartment comprises at least one truncated fibronectin binding protein and/or a fibronectin binding peptide, that comprises at least one fibronectin binding domain, and another compartment comprises an instruction for use and/or an iscom matrix complex and/or an iscom complex and or a liposome.

Abstract: Soft gel capsules are formed from an outer gelatin-containing shell and a filling. The filling includes a probiotic and a dessicant.

Abstract: Compositions and methods useful for reducing or eliminating the presence of pathogens in meat and meat products are disclosed. Administration of one or more lactic acid producing microorganisms to a live animal, to a carcass, to meat, to meat products, or in animal feed results in significant reductions in the amount of pathogens potentially harmful to humans when ingested. Synergistic effects can be achieved with the administration of multiple strains of microorganisms.

Abstract: The invention relates to [6)O-?-D-Glcp-(1?]n-6-O-?-D-Glcp-(1?-phenolic derivatives. These [6)O-?-D-Glcp-(1?]n-6-O-?-D-Glcp-(1?-phenolic derivatives of selected phenolics are new, have a solubility in water higher than that of their parent O-?-D-Glcp-(1?-phenolic derivatives and have useful applications in cosmetic, nutrition and pharmaceutical compositions, such as treating or preventing oxidative stress, a cancer, a cardiovascular disease, a bacterial infection, a viral infection, a fungal infection, a UV-induced erythema, an allergy, a metabolism disorder, diabetes, an obesity, a hormonal disorder, a bone disease, a pain, a brain disease, a mouth or teeth disease, an inflammatory or immune disorder.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions for use in low-birth weight infants. In particular, the compositions are probiotic compositions which are used for achieving full enteral feeding in low birth weight infants. The invention is also concerned with the use of specific probiotics in the manufacture of low-birth weight infant formulations.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a device having a casing with a barrier surface and a contact surface and a composition in the casing having a nitric oxide precursor and an isolated enzyme or live cell expressing an endogenous enzyme, for converting the nitric oxide gas precursor to nitric oxide gas or having activity on a substrate that produces a catalyst that causes the conversion of the nitric oxide gas precursor to nitric oxide gas. The present disclosure also provides methods and uses for treating wounds, microbial infections and dermatological disorders and for preserving meat products.

Abstract: This invention pertains to a method of promoting gastrointestinal health by ingesting a composition comprising one or more probiotic microorganisms, one or more carbohydrate sources, and one or more resistant protein products. Large intestinal health is benefited by one or more of the following: increased fecal weight, lower fecal pH, increased carbohydrate fermentation, and amelioration of protein fermentation.

Abstract: Described herein are methods for treating and preventing MRSA/MSSA. The present subject matter deviates from current treatment methods by introducing a controlled decolonization/recolonization method, which eradicates the host surface area of MRSA/MSSA, and colonizes the newly cleared surface area with a nonpathogenic or pathogenic bacteria capable of out-competing MRSA/MSSA.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the cosmetic treatment of greasy skin and/or skin that tends to be greasy with a lysate of at least one microorganism of the genus Bifidobacterium species and/or a fraction thereof, as an active.

Abstract: The MRSA Decolonization Kit, or MDK, is a unique process available in a single kit to eliminate MRSA from individuals who have recently suffered an invasive infection from the potentially deadly bacteria and strengthen their body's ability to prevent recurrent infection. The kit provides patients with everything they need to remove MRSA from their skin flora and replace it with a far less dangerous bacteria, Staphylococcus Epidermidis. The kit has detailed instructions on using the bactericidal ointments and cleansers followed by the application of Sepiderm Lotion that contains viable, healthy Staphylococcus Epidermidis. It also includes detailed instructions on ridding the home environment of the dangerous bacteria as well as the vital component of personal hygiene to minimize repeat contamination with the bacteria.

Abstract: The disclosure provides methods and compositions useful for treating microbial and viral infections. In certain aspects, the compositions and methods relate to the use of an effective amount of a delta-haemolysin and/or phenol soluble modulin-delta or functional variant thereof. In other aspects, the compositions and methods relate to the use of an effective amount of Staphylococcus epidermidis or an extract of 5. epidermidis comprising delta-haemolysin and/or phenol soluble modulin-delta or functional variant thereof.

Abstract: It is intended to provide a safe composition for preventing or treating obesity or related complications which has an autonomic nervous control effect, in particular, an effect of enhancing sympathetic nervous activity and an effect of promoting energy metabolism. Thus, a medicinal composition, a food or a drink containing 2,3-dihydro-3,5-dihydroxy-6-methyl-4H-pyran-4-one and having an autonomic nervous control effect and an effect of promoting energy metabolism is provided.

Abstract: The invention relates to aqueous aerosol preparations for inhalation, containing therapeutically active micro-organisms or parts of micro-organisms as the active ingredient.

Abstract: Antimicrobially-primed medicinal maggots and therapy methods are described for the treatment of a variety of indications including, without limitation, infected or non-healing wounds, soft tissue infection and the like (e.g., gangrenous or infected wound).

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for a long-term and sustained release of flavonoids, in particular rhamnose-containing flavonoids, and for prolonging the uptake of said flavonoids in the gastro-intestinal tract. It further relates to compositions comprising said flavonoid and ?-rhamnosidase. It also encompasses compositions comprising hesperidin and hesperetin-7-glucoside.

Abstract: A method is provided for determining the presence of a target bacteria based on its resistance to a cell lysing antibiotic. Said antibiotic is used to lyse cells of non-target bacteria in a sample and hence facilitate isolation of the target prior to detection by known means.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods of increasing the virulence of a bacteriophage, comprising contacting a bacteriophage with a composition comprising a bacterium or bacterial extract; and a polymer. Also disclosed are methods of propagating and isolating therapeutic bacteriophages that involve use of dilute polymer compositions. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions the bacteriophage for which virulence has been increased by the methods set forth herein or which have been isolated by the methods set forth herein.

Abstract: The cosmetic use of at least an effective amount of hesperidin or of one of its derivatives in combination with at least an effective amount of at least one microorganism, in particular probiotic microorganism, or one of its fractions as agent for preventing a reduction in and/or for reinforcing the barrier function of the skin.

Abstract: Cosmetic use of an effective amount of at least one lysate of at least one microorganism of the genus Bifidobacterium species and/or a fraction thereof, for preventing and/or treating a skin disorder in the case of sensitive skin.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition which is in the form of a water-soluble anhydrous film comprising at least one water-soluble or water-dispersible film-forming polymer, and at least one live, in particular probiotic, microorganism. It also relates to a kit containing such a composition, as a combination with a secondary composition.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition which includes naturally occurring, non-transgenic isolated bacteria from the group of Lactococcus and Acinetobacter or fragments thereof or mixtures thereof, to such a bacterium as a medicament for the prevention and/or treatment of allergic or chronic inflammatory disorders and to a process for producing this composition.

Abstract: The invention includes a method of treating gastrointestinal diseases associated with species of genus Clostridium such as clostridium deficit in human patients with gastrointestinal disorders having an etiological component such as a microbial agent producing a toxin where treated with an antimicrobial composition an amount effective to inhibit or eliminate the microbial agent. The antimicrobial composition in a form of probiotic mixture can be administrated alone or in combination with an antimicrobial agent, such as a bacteriophage which is specific for a bacterium producing toxin or antibiotics which are then used to eliminate or inhibit the clostridial species overgrown in a patient's gastrointestinal tract. Disorders that can be treated by the method of the invention include diarrhea or inflammatory bowel diseases such as colitis or Crohn's disease.

Abstract: The current invention provides methods and means for heterologous expression, production and/or secretion of complex capsular polysaccharides in non-pathogenic, non-invasive Gram-positive bacteria. The invention in particular provides non-pathogenic, non-invasive Gram-positive bacteria capable of expression and/or secretion of heterologous, complex polysaccharides from a pathogenic bacterial species. Such bacteria and polysaccharides produced therein may be applied according to the invention to provide compositions for vaccination for the treatment and prevention of infectious bacterial diseases.

Abstract: Composition containing a conditioned cell culture medium or an extract thereof, said medium being able to be obtained by contact with at least one culture of digestive tract cells and at least one probiotic microorganism. It also relates to the use of conditioned culture medium for improving skin homeostasis, etc.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and compositions for treatment of microbial infections and for the enhancement of resistance to infection. The invention comprises administration of an effective amount of bacterial lysate compositions for the treatment of pathological conditions of microbial infections. The present invention can also be used to enhance the immune system to prevent infections by the administration of an effective amount of the compositions.

Abstract: The invention features methods and compositions for treatment or prevention of infection by, or disease caused by infection with, Staphylococcus spp., particularly S. aureus.