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Ep. 158 Alzheimer's Redux: Lies, Fraud, and Misconduct

Ep. 158 Alzheimer's Redux: Lies, Fraud, and Misconduct

FromPetri Dish


Ep. 158 Alzheimer's Redux: Lies, Fraud, and Misconduct

FromPetri Dish

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Length:
63 minutes
Released:
Aug 8, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The world of Alzheimer's research has recently been rocked by very strong evidence of scientific misconduct and fraud, specifically relating to a historically relevant paper about amyloid beta oligomers as a potential cause of Alzheimer's Disease. There are a lot of nuances and complexities at play here, which we dive into! There are also some... not-nuances, like the fact that this fraud and wholesale fabrication of results was pretty brazen. Listen in and learn more!
References:
https://www.nature.com/articles/nature04533
https://www.science.org/content/article/potential-fabrication-research-images-threatens-key-theory-alzheimers-disease
Released:
Aug 8, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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