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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An Oral Molecule to Treat Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD)

 Rosalba Mancuso  13 November 2026

Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a devastating early-onset neurodegenerative disorder, after Alzheimer’s disease. Among its victims is a celebrity like Bruce Willis (in the image with his wife Emma), diagnosed in…

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A Study to Stop Progressive Supranuclear Palsy

 Rosalba Mancuso  2 November 2026

Imagine yourself bedridden and unable to move your body. You can barely open your eyes. You can’t speak, eat, or swallow, and your cognitive capabilities fade. This is often the…

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neuroscience book

Review of The Making, the Rise, and the Future of the Speakingman by Dan M. Mrejeru

 Rosalba Mancuso  16 October 2026

We are witnessing an awful cognitive decline. Neurodegenerative diseases are plaguing our lives and modern humans are not able to process complex information or even to think anymore. Why? Or…

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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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Brain cancer memoir

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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