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Microbial Metabolites for Promoting Brain Health (UCLA Case No. 2024-196)
UCLA researchers in the Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology have developed a maternal supplementation with microbiome-dependent metabolites to promote growth and neurobehavioral health in children impacted by maternal protein undernutrition. BACKGROUND: Protein undernutrition poses a significant risk of childhood stunting, accompanying...
Published: 12/12/2024   |   Inventor(s): Elaine Hsiao
Keywords(s): Brain, brain health, growth defects, malnutrition, maternal supplementation, microbial metabolites, microbiome, neurobehavioral impairment, neurodevelopment, nutrition, protein undernutrition, stunting
Category(s): Therapeutics > CNS and Neurology, Therapeutics > Gastroenterology, Therapeutics > Psychiatry And Mental Health
Utilization of Oleaginous Microorganisms as a Nutritional Supplement for Animals
Overview of Technology This technology introduces the benefit of the lipid producing Enterobacter sp. bacterium as an additive to livestock feed or water which, when consumed, produces a supplemental energy source for animals. Background The cost of livestock feed attributes the largest economic investment in livestock care, aside from the investment...
Published: 9/9/2024   |   Inventor(s): Janet Donaldson, Jeffery Carroll
Keywords(s): Food, Nutrition, Veterinary Medicine
Category(s): Agriculture & Food Science, Veterinary Medicine
Improving Rice (Oryza sativa) Consumer Nutrition by Supplemental Tablets, Candies, Snack Bars, or Bags
Overview of Technology This technology solves malnutrition problem associated with heavy rice consumption Background · Rice is the staple food for over half the world’s population and is especially important in developing countries. This equates to approximately 3 billion consume rice on daily basis. Among all cereal crops, rice nutrition...
Published: 1/13/2023   |   Inventor(s): Zhaohua Peng, Wei (Helena) He
Keywords(s): Agriculture, Food, Nutrition
Category(s): Agriculture & Food Science
Fortify Rice (Oryza sativa) Nutrition via Gel Absorption and Grain Coating
Overview of Technology This technology achieves rice nutrition fortification by shooting the nutrient particles into the rice grains. This introduces a rice coating process that fortifies rice grain. This method improves the nutritional value of rice, contributing to improvement of human diets worldwide. Background Rice is the staple food for over...
Published: 1/13/2023   |   Inventor(s): Zhaohua Peng, Wei (Helena) He, Vivian Peng
Keywords(s): Agriculture, Food, Nutrition
Category(s): Agriculture & Food Science