charlespiller.bsky.social
Investigative reporter @sciencemagazine. Before: investigations for @statnews @sacbee_news @latimes. cpiller@charlespiller.com - Signal: cpiller.01 - Author of the book "Doctored: Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer's"
👤 Joined on 22 November 2024
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@charlespiller.bsky.socialThank you for your work, it is so crucial. I work at a health science university teaching students about academic integrity. I am having trouble finding the balance between "the science is broken, don't trust anything" and "vaccines work, research will save us, trust the scientists".
Show PostA recent @science.org investigation conducted by journalists @charlespiller.bsky.social & @jennieerinsmith.bsky.social casts serious doubt on whether famous genetic mutations truly protect people from early-onset #Alzheimers. Dr. Alison Goate shares her perspective. 👉 www.science.org/content/arti...
Show Post“And this investigative report is turning up employees of the Colombian neuroscience research center who would only speak if their names were withheld because of fear of retribution, which is never, ever a good sign.” Thanks @dereklowe.bsky.social for highlighting our work and its 😬 implications
Show PostFor years now there's been buzz that a particular genetic variant is protective against dementia — now people are suggesting there's been fraud. Investigation from @jennieerinsmith.bsky.social @charlespiller.bsky.social in @science.org www.science.org/content/arti...
Show PostExceptional reporting by @charlespiller.bsky.social in this Science investigation, which calls into question highly publicized research identifying genetic variants that can stave off Alzheimer's.
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