US Patent Issued to Seed Health on June 3 for "Method and system to modify an individual's gut-brain axis to provide neurocognitive protection" (Colorado, Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,318,414, issued on June 3, was assigned to Seed Health Inc. (Venice, Calif.).

"Method and system to modify an individual's gut-brain axis to provide neurocognitive protection" was invented by Sheri Simmons (Brookline, Mass.) and Joseph E. Kovarik (Englewood, Colo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention is directed to beneficially directing the bidirectional communication that exists between the brain and the gut so as to influence brain physiology, psychological responses and ultimately behavior in a positive manner by regulating an individual's mood, psychological symptoms, such as anxiety and depression and stress-related ...