Doctored: Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer's is a 2025 non-fiction book by investigative journalist Charles Piller about scientific misconduct in Alzheimer's disease research. [1]
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| Author | Charles Piller |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | Alzheimer's disease research |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Publisher | Atria/One Signal Publishers |
Publication date | February 4, 2025 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 352 |
| ISBN | 9781668031247 |
| OCLC | 1484074731 |
Doctored explores alleged image manipulation [ broken anchor ] in studies used to promote simufilam as an Alzheimer's treatment as well as the retraction of Sylvain Lesné's seminal research supporting the amyloid hypothesis. [2]
Publishers Weekly characterized Doctored as "a troubling look at the corruption of Big Science." [2] James Ball of The Guardian praised the depth of Piller's reporting, calling the book "compulsory reading" for science policymakers, but described some portions of the writing as "repetitive and frustrating." [3]