Compositions for addressing one or more of the effects of aging are described. The compositions comprise a first component comprising repair system activator(s) such as nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+), nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN); nicotinamide riboside (NR), nicotinic acid adenine mononucleotide (NaMN), nicotinic acid adenine dinucleotide (NaAD), nicotinic acid riboside (NAR), 1-methylnicotinamide (MNM), cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) and combinations thereof; a second component comprising methyl donor(s) such as S-5′-adenosyl-L-methionine (SAM), methionine, betaine, choline, folate, vitamin B12, or combinations thereof; and a third component comprising antioxidant defense activators such as H.sub.2O.sub.2, N.sub.2S, NaSH, N.sub.a2S, and several others, including combinations thereof. Methods of administering the disclosed compositions or separate formulations of repair system activator, methyl donors, and antioxidant defense activators are also disclosed.

[PROBLEM] To provide a sperm motility improvement agent that is highly safe and may effectively improve sperm motility.

[SOLUTION] A sperm motility improvement agent comprising nicotinamide mononucleotide as an active ingredient.

The present disclosure provides a nutritional formula comprising alpha-lactalbumin enriched whey protein concentrate; beta-casein enriched milk protein; mildly hydrolyzed milk protein; osteopontin; lactoferrin; oleic acid-palmitic acid-oleic acid triglyceride, wherein palmitic acid is at the SN-2 position of the glycerol backbone of the triglyceride; lactose, wherein the lactose is reduced lactose; lutein; docosahexanoic acid; arachidonic acid; galactooligosaccharides; and polydextrose. The provided nutritional formulas may be useful in providing nutrition and/ or promoting postnatal development of a subject (e.g., promoting postnatal development of an infant’s gastrointestinal functions, nutrient absorption, immune system development, etc.). Also provided are powder forms, reconstituted formulas, kits, methods, and uses that include or involve a nutritional formula described herein.

The present disclosure provides a nutritional formula comprising alpha-lactalbumin enriched whey protein concentrate; beta-casein enriched milk protein; mildly hydrolyzed milk protein; osteopontin; lactoferrin; oleic acid-palmitic acid-oleic acid triglyceride, wherein palmitic acid is at the SN-2 position of the glycerol backbone of the triglyceride; lactose, wherein the lactose is reduced lactose; lutein; docosahexanoic acid; arachidonic acid; galactooligosaccharides; and polydextrose. The provided nutritional formulas may be useful in providing nutrition and/ or promoting postnatal development of a subject (e.g., promoting postnatal development of an infant’s gastrointestinal functions, nutrient absorption, immune system development, etc.). Also provided are powder forms, reconstituted formulas, kits, methods, and uses that include or involve a nutritional formula described herein.

Methods and compositions for reducing symptoms of mental concentration dysfunction, mood dysfunction, and/or stress-related dysfunction. In various examples, the methods include selecting a subject experiencing a symptom of mental concentration dysfunction, mood dysfunction, and/or stress-related dysfunction and providing for consumption by the subject, a nicotinamide composition formulated to reduce a frequency and/or severity of the symptom. The nicotinamide composition includes a first component and a second component. In some examples, the first component includes nicotinamide (NAM), nicotinamide riboside, or nicotinamide mononucleotide and the second component includes one or more salts that provide a choline cation and a succinate anion (2−). In certain examples, the molar ratio of the choline cation:succinate anion (2−):first component is between 2:1:0.01 and 2:1:1.

Methods and compositions for reducing symptoms of mental concentration dysfunction, mood dysfunction, and/or stress-related dysfunction. In various examples, the methods include selecting a subject experiencing a symptom of mental concentration dysfunction, mood dysfunction, and/or stress-related dysfunction and providing for consumption by the subject, a nicotinamide composition formulated to reduce a frequency and/or severity of the symptom. The nicotinamide composition includes a first component and a second component. In some examples, the first component includes nicotinamide (NAM), nicotinamide riboside, or nicotinamide mononucleotide and the second component includes one or more salts that provide a choline cation and a succinate anion (2−). In certain examples, the molar ratio of the choline cation:succinate anion (2−):first component is between 2:1:0.01 and 2:1:1.

Provided herein are methods and compositions for synthesizing 5′Capped RNAs wherein the initiating capped oligonucleotide primers have the general form .sup.m7Gppp[N.sub.2′Ome].sub.n[N].sub.m wherein .sup.m7G is N7-methylated guanosine or any guanosine analog, N is any natural, modified or unnatural nucleoside, “n” can be any integer from 0 to 4 and “m” can be an integer from 1 to 9.

Provided herein are methods and compositions for synthesizing 5′Capped RNAs wherein the initiating capped oligonucleotide primers have the general form .sup.m7Gppp[N.sub.2′Ome].sub.n[N].sub.m wherein .sup.m7G is N7-methylated guanosine or any guanosine analog, N is any natural, modified or unnatural nucleoside, “n” can be any integer from 0 to 4 and “m” can be an integer from 1 to 9.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a protein, said protein having an activity of synthesizing rhamnose from glucose, and a polynucleotide encoding the same. Provided are a rhamnose synthase derived from stevia and a method for producing rhamnose from glucose using a gene. Also provided is a method for producing a steviol glycoside using the rhamnose synthase derived from stevia.

The present invention relates to a method for providing information on the diagnosis of Parkinson's disease. The present invention also relates to a composition for preventing, ameliorating or treating Parkinson's disease. The present invention uses at least one miRNA whose expression is specifically down- or up-regulated in a Parkinson's disease model. Therefore, the use of the miRNA is effective in diagnosing and treating Parkinson's disease.