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From Hoax to Hyperbole : The truth behind the Alzheimer’s Disease scandals

Meghan KatesJune 5, 2023January 19, 2024

In August 2021, a citizen’s petition was filed against the company Cassava Science, accusing them of egregious misconduct and data falsification. The topic of this misconduct: an Alzheimer’s disease drug...

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A Disgraced Scientist and his Retracted Papers

Jennifer AhnMay 31, 2023June 7, 2023

Dr. Piero Anversa had built a dazzling reputation as a revolutionary scientist. As a professor at Harvard Medical School, he directed the Center for Regenerative Medicine at Brigham and Women’s...

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Cracks in the Foundation

Charles TranJanuary 27, 2013December 9, 2014

How data fabrication, misrepresentation and irreproducibility are wasting research efforts and undermining our confidence in scientific literature [caption id="attachment_190" align="alignleft" width="175"] Box 1. Definitions of key terms used in the...

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From Hoax to Hyperbole : The truth behind the Alzheimer’s Disease scandals

A Disgraced Scientist and his Retracted Papers

Cracks in the Foundation

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