UPSC Science and Technology

Nano-formulation of darkness hormone could be therapeutic solution for Parkinson's disease Scientists have proved that nano-formulation of Melatonin, the hormone produced by the brain in response to darkness, showed improved antioxidative and neuroprotective properties and could be a potential therapeutic solution for Parkinson's disease (PD). Parkinson's disease (PD) is one of the most common neurological disorders caused by the death of dopamine-secreting neurons in the brain due to aggregation of synuclein protein inside it. Available medications can only minimize the symptoms but cannot cure the disease and this underlines the need to develop better therapeutic solutions for the disease.