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Science and medicine promise breakthroughs, but what if the foundation of today’s Alzheimer’s research is built on fraud? Investigative journalist Charles Piller uncovers this disturbing reality in Doctored: Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer's. Vanderbilt neuroscientist Matthew Schrag’s forensic work exposed doctored images and manipulated data that propped up a dominant but flawed theory, potentially setting back Alzheimer’s research by decades. With millions suffering and more at risk, Piller’s exposé reveals how scientific misconduct may have derailed the search for real treatments.