Critical elements of leading Alzheimer’s study possibly fraudulent

The highly influential paper, first published in 2006, has helped guide billions of dollars in US federal research into the disease

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.