Disclosed herein are polymorphic and amorphous forms of anhydrate, hydrate, and solvates of (R)-2-hydroxy-2-methyl-4-(2,4,5-trimethyl-3,6-dioxocyclohexa-1,4-dienyl)butanamide and methods of using such compositions for treating or suppressing oxidative stress disorders, including mitochondrial disorders, impaired energy processing disorders, neurodegenerative diseases and diseases of aging. Further disclosed are methods of making such polymorphic and amorphous forms.

The present invention relates to a nanosphere comprising an equal number of a human SEC 14-like protein and a cognate ligand of said SEC 14-like protein as well as to methods of producing the same and uses of said nanospheres.

The present invention relates to a nanosphere comprising an equal number of a human SEC 14-like protein and a cognate ligand of said SEC 14-like protein as well as to methods of producing the same and uses of said nanospheres.

The present invention relates to myostatin antagonists, for the treatment of cancer cachexia, and cancer cachexia due to chemotherapeutic treatment Especially, the myostatin antagonist bimagrumab was found to be beneficial in the treatment of cancer cachexia by reducing body weight loss. The present invention also relates to combinations and uses of a myostatin antagonist and an mTOR inhibitor for treating cancer cachexia by reducing, maintaining or increasing body weight loss or for use in treating age-related conditions.

Monoclonal antibodies that bind and inhibit the activity of human GDF15 are disclosed. The antibodies can be used to treat body weight loss, including cachexia, associated with the over-expression of human GDF15.

A composition comprising at least one amino acid, (ii) a controlled release lipid matrix, and optionally (iii) at least one acceptable pharmaceutical or food grade additive and/or excipient and a related method for the treatment of amino acid supply or protein deficiency in a monogastric subject, preferably a human subject or a pig, are disclosed as well as a feed or feed additive comprising the composition for a monogastric animal, preferably a pig.

The present invention relates to methods and compounds for regulating or enhancing erthropoiesis and iron metabolism, and for treating or preventing iron deficiency and anemia of chronic disease.

Provided are compositions comprising compounds or precursors to compounds which may be used for a variety of therapeutic applications including, for example, treating and/or preventing a disease or disorder related to reduced or inadequate mitochondrial activity, including aging or stress, diabetes, obesity, and neurodegenerative diseases. The compounds relate generally to urolithins and precursors thereof, including but not limited to ellagitannins and urolithin A. In certain embodiments the compositions are presented in or as food products or nutritional supplements. These same compounds and compositions can also be used advantageously in generally healthy individuals to increase or maintain metabolic rate, decrease percent body fat, increase or maintain muscle mass, manage body weight, improve or maintain mental performance (including memory), improve or maintain muscle performance, improve or maintain mood, and manage stress.

The invention described herein provides for methods and systems for determining, selecting, and/or treating diseases and conditions caused by or associated with high quantities of methanogens in a subject, or diseases and conditions caused by or associated with low quantities of methanogens in a subject. In various embodiments, a therapy to inhibit the growth of methanogens or to promote the growth of methanogens are selected and/or administered to a subject in need thereof.

A manufacturing method of an ascorbic acid dispersion material includes a heating step of adding an ascorbic acid into a solvent including one or more selected from the group consisting of glycerin, diglycerin, polyglycerin represented by a following formula, and propylene glycol, and heating the ascorbic acid to a predetermined temperature to dissolve the ascorbic acid; a cooling step of cooling a solution with the ascorbic acid dissolved therein at a cooling rate of 5 to 20° C./min until a temperature of the solution reaches 35 to 50° C. to remove heat from the solution; and a growth step of storing the solution after completion of the cooling step at 27 to 38° C. for a predetermined period to promote crystal growth so that the ascorbic acid crystal has a flat plate shape, a thickness of 0.05 to 3 μm, and an average particle diameter of 50 to 100 μm. ##STR00001##