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A major evidence review found Alzheimer’s drugs probably don’t work — and fraud played a role

Ellsworth Toohey
May 12, 2026
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A sweeping new evidence review found that today’s top Alzheimer’s drugs “probably result in little to no difference” in reducing dementia severity or anything else that matters to patients.

Journalists found that key papers propping up the dominant treatment approach had been fabricated. One prominent U.S. researc…

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