Doctored (book)
{{Short description|2025 non-fiction book}}
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.
{{cite web |title=Doctored |url=https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Doctored/Charles-Piller/9781668031247 |website=Simon and Schuster |access-date=20 March 2025}}
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| author = Charles Piller
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| country = United States
| language = English
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| subject = Alzheimer's disease research
| genre = Non-fiction
| publisher = Atria/One Signal Publishers
| release_date = February 4, 2025
| media_type = Print (Hardback)
| pages = 352
| isbn = 9781668031247
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| oclc = 1484074731
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Synopsis
Doctored explores alleged image manipulation 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.{{cite web |title=Doctored: Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer’s |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781668031247 |website=Publisher's Weekly |access-date=20 March 2025}}
Reception
Publishers Weekly characterized Doctored as "a troubling look at the corruption of Big Science." 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."{{cite news |last1=Ball |first1=James |title=Doctored by Charles Piller review – the scandal that derailed Alzheimer’s research |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/feb/20/doctored-by-charles-piller-review-the-scandal-that-derailed-alzheimers-research |access-date=20 March 2025 |agency=The Guardian}}
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Category:2025 non-fiction books