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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Politics
Jessica Glenza

Critical elements of leading Alzheimer’s study possibly fraudulent

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Critical elements of one of the most cited pieces of Alzheimer’s disease research in the last two decades may have been purposely manipulated, according to a report in Science.

Alzheimer’s is the most common cause of dementia globally, according to the World Health Organization. The highly influential paper, which was published in Nature in 2006, has helped guide billions of dollars in US federal government research into Alzheimer’s, according to Science.

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