Matthew Schrag
Neurologist and associate professor at Vanderbilt University Medical Center who studies memory disorders and the role of blood vessel disease in Alzheimer’s. Also known for examining research-integrity problems in Alzheimer’s science.
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Apr 17, 2026 • 1h 1min
671. Why Has There Been So Little Progress on Alzheimer’s Disease?
Charles Piller, a Science investigative journalist, and Matthew Schrag, a Vanderbilt neurologist, trace how Alzheimer’s research may have been steered by suspect science. They dig into whistleblowing, image manipulation, failed drug bets, and the outsized influence of the amyloid theory. They also explore prevention, inequality, pollution, and new ideas about how the brain clears waste.
Apr 17, 2026 • 1h 1min
32. Why Has There Been So Little Progress on Alzheimer’s Disease?
Matthew Schrag, an associate professor studying vascular contributors to dementia and a research-integrity whistleblower. Charles Piller, an investigative journalist who exposes scientific fraud in biomedical research. They discuss suspected data manipulation that warped Alzheimer’s research, contested amyloid-focused theories, forensic evidence of altered images, institutional slow responses, and alternative paths like brain waste clearance and vascular health.
