ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,303,522, issued on May 20, was assigned to Societe des Produits Nestle S.A. (Vevey, Switzerland).

"Composition comprising human milk oligosaccharides for use in improving, enhancing, promoting or modulating a gabaergic function in the central nervous system" was invented by Jonas Hauser (Lausanne, Switzerland) and Jian Yan (Seattle).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a nutritional composition comprising human milk oligosaccharide (HMO) having an effect on in a mammal to improve, enhance, promote or modulate a GABAergic function in the CNS, preferably in a human infant or a young children between birth and 7 years. The...