There is no FDA approved stem cell therapy for Parkinson’s disease. However, recent clinical trials have been promising, and researchers have been trying to develop this type of treatment for decades. There are two crucial steps to this process: Harvesting stem cells—cells with the potential to develop into many different types of cells in the body—and then coaxing those stem cells into becoming nerve cells that produce dopamine. 

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Men experience chronic illness in ways that intersect with masculinity. Researchers identify four main areas of intersection: physicality, sexuality, socio-cultural roles, and emotionality (Salifu, Almack & Caswell, 2023).

Men who believe they have lost masculinity due to chronic illness can feel lonely, ashamed, lost, and depressed (Abboah-Offei et al., 2024). They may act in ways detrimental to their physical health in an attempt to reaffirm masculinity.

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