ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,551,517, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to INTERNATIONAL N&H DENMARK APS (Kongens Lyngby, Denmark).
"Probiotics for cognitive and mental health" was invented by Lotta Stenman (Kantvik, Finland) and Markus Lehtinen (Kantvik, Finland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to bacteria of the species Lactobacillus paracasei and/or compositions comprising Lactobacillus paracasei for use in preventing and/or treating a mental illness, a symptom affecting mental health and/or a condition associated with chronic stress, in a mammal. The invention further relates to methods and uses of said bacteria of the species Lactobacillus par...