Doctored

A gripping story of medical groupthink and warped incentives. * The Economist *
Rigorous and sobering ... Piller specialises in investigative stories. It's safe to say that if you're a researcher engaged in dubious practices, his is one of the last voices you would want to hear on the other end of the phone. * The Times *
A fast-paced ride through a web of scientific misconduct in Alzheimer's research that has wasted billions of dollars and misled the public. * Holden Thorp, Editor-in-Chief, Science *
A riveting must-read master class in science journalism. For those of us who want to 'trust the science,' Doctored is the necessary reminder that trust has to be earned. * Gary Taubes, bestselling author of Rethinking Diabetes, The Case Against Sugar, and Good Calories, Bad Calories *
Doctoredmasterfully unfolds an epic tale of astounding fraud, scientific egos run amok, and steely heroism in the pursuit of truth, creating both a page turner and a seminal account of deceit that will long be remembered alongside Theranos and Enron as a scandal for the ages. * Katherine Eban, Author, Bottle of Lies, Special Correspondent, Vanity Fair *
Doctored meticulously reveals a world of scientific fraud, its unsuspecting victims, and the sleuths and other heroes working to fix it. This should be required reading for aspiring scientists, policymakers, and anyone who will one day be touched by a devastating disease - which is all of us. * Ivan Oransky, MD, Distinguished Journalist in Residence, New York University and co-founder of Retraction Watch *
A beautifully told, shocking story of the destructive effects that individual ambition and dishonesty have had on the entire field of Alzheimer's research. Through diligent and intelligent journalism, Piller has done an enormous service in detailing both the extent of fraudulent Alzheimer's research and the troubling inability of the research community to deal with Science fabricators and their contamination of widely-held beliefs. * Professor Rob Howard, Professor of Old Age Psychiatry, University College London *
Piller's clear-eyed forensic journalism combines with a story of subterfuge and deceit that reads like the best of crime fiction. Doctored is disturbing and timely. * Jacqueline Yallop, author of Into the Dark *
Doctored is a riveting, deeply researched journalistic investigation. Piller leaves you glued to the page as you discover how hubris, greed and negligence collide in the quest of a cure for Alzheimers. It's the story of a courageous whisteblower, Matthew Schrag, who risks everything by exposing the truth, and the institutions - universities, regulators, academic journals - who fail to uphold academic integrity. A shocking tale about medicine, and the amyloid hypothesis in particular, this investigation is a must-read for researchers, students, policymakers, and everybody who wants to truly understand how science is made and unmade. * Marina Gerner, award-winning journalist and author of The Vagina Business *