Is it true that corporations influence the conclusions of research studies or papers? I observe media uses health studies or research and come up with conclusions to influence the consumers today with headlines suitable for few corporations

New study says caffeine can help strengthen memory function

Research shows beer can be good for you


Is it true that some research today are manipulated to suit corporate agenda particularly private funded?
Is there a way to identify commercial research?
There is always a possibility that an Industry funded project (meaning a company is funding it vs. the government) is influenced.  However, in academia, the idea is that peer reviewed work looks at the methodology and results to decide if it makes sense.  There are also different types of 'research'.


In the media 'A new study...' does not necessarily mean academic publication  (in the case of your link, it was).  Anything is possible, and if an upcoming researcher who needs funding tries to find meaning that benefits a company to get more funding later, than yes, it is possible for research to be 'manipulated'.  In the case that it was a company producing the research themselves, such as a coffee company posting its own research, most likely it is biased.  An example is the bing challenge, which says that research shows people choose bing over google, but that was Microsoft's research.
A company can fund academic research that leads to a publication.  In this situation, there is an acknowledgement of who funded the research.  There are often conflict of interest statements that are included in the publication.