Critics claim to find flaws in dozens of Alzheimer’s studies by Temple scientist
Domenico Pratico, an Alzheimer's disease researcher at Temple University, has had four studies retracted since the end of 2022. - Dreamstime/Dreamstime/TNS
January 19, 2024 | 05:23AM ETBankPHILADELPHIA — When Temple University scientist Domenico Praticò helped secure a $3.8 million state grant to study Alzheimer’s disease, school officials hailed the news as a sign that his research center was “poised to become a national leader in dementia research.” Not mentioned in the announcement: School officials had been alerted to allegations that Praticò improperly reused or altered images of mouse brains that accompanied his studies, thereby making his findings appear stronger than they really were. The next month, a group of Praticò’s Temple colleagues wrote the university’s board of ...
