Author: Rosalba Mancuso

Rosalba Mancuso is a Sicily-based freelance journalist with three decades of experience contributing to national and international publications. A bilingual medical reporter, essayist, book reviewer, and professional member of AHCJ, the American Association of Health Care Journalists, she writes detailed and informative articles on complex modern diseases, with a particular focus on mental health, autoimmunity, and neurological disorders. For this publication, Rosalba also works as Editor-in-Chief. Website: https://rosalbamancuso.com. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosalba-mancuso-a0985a37/.
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Is Lithium an Alzheimer’s Disease-Modifying Therapy?

 Rosalba Mancuso  2 October 2026

Lithium, the gold-standard treatment for bipolar disorder, may play a crucial role in modifying or stopping the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. This groundbreaking, hopeful conclusion comes from a recently published…

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Review of When a Bright Spot Darkens Your World: Battling Brain Cancer by Ethan Gasteyer

 Rosalba Mancuso  24 September 2026

In When a Bright Spot Darkens Your World: Battling Brain Cancer, medical student Ethan Gasteyer delivers a poignant and compassionate memoir about his battle against brain cancer. His recount is…

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Can Coenzyme PQQ Stimulate Neurogenesis in Neurodegenerative Diseases?

 Rosalba Mancuso  7 August 2026

Neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s are characterized by the progressive loss of neurons in specific brain regions. So far, standard treatment has focused on controlling symptoms, without addressing the…

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Can Vortioxetine Improve Non-Motor Symptoms in Parkinson’s?

 Rosalba Mancuso  31 July 2026

Parkinson’s disease is often associated with non-motor symptoms. These usually coincide with depression, anxiety and apathy, which can worsen the motor symptoms that typically accompany this neurological disorder. But a…

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The Diabolic Labyrinth, My Walk with Schizophrenia

 Rosalba Mancuso  28 May 2026

“We are lost people in a big, bad world.” This is the sentence that touched me very much while I was reading the book titled “The Diabolic Labyrinth“, the memoir…

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