Has Fraud Really Hijacked Alzheimer’s Science?

Journalist Charles Piller’s book "Doctored" claims misconduct and arrogance have derailed progress toward an Alzheimer’s cure. Is it true? The book’s controversial claims were in the spotlight during Senate confirmation hearings for Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who referenced Piller’s critique to assert that the NIH had failed to pursue meaningful Alzheimer’s research and later used it to defend firing scientists. Alzheimer’s research has not delivered comparable advances. He points the finger at unscrupulous scientists chasing after a hypothesis built on weak or falsified data, effectively crowding out alternative approaches.