Is there a published peer-reviewed bibliography of Sanjay Gupta’s scientific research on dementia or Alzheimer's disease?
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Executive summary
The materials supplied document Sanjay Gupta’s public-facing work on brain health — books, TV reporting and interviews — but do not contain or point to a published, peer‑reviewed bibliography that catalogues his scientific research specifically on dementia or Alzheimer’s disease (reporting includes his book Keep Sharp, CNN pieces, and a documentary) [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]. Given the supplied sources, it is not possible to confirm the existence of a peer‑reviewed bibliography of Gupta’s scientific research on those topics.
1. What the question really asks and why it matters
The user is asking whether a formal, peer‑reviewed compilation exists that lists and documents Sanjay Gupta’s scholarly publications on dementia or Alzheimer’s disease — in other words, an academic bibliography vetted through journals or academic publishers rather than a journalist’s bibliography or media profile; that distinction matters because public books and news reporting are not themselves peer‑reviewed compilations of original scientific work (sources show Gupta’s books and reporting on brain health, not an academic bibliography) [1] [2] [3].
2. What the supplied reporting actually documents about Gupta’s work
The provided articles and media items consistently present Gupta as a practicing neurosurgeon, CNN chief medical correspondent and author of popular books and programs about brain health — for instance, his book Keep Sharp and the CNN reporting/film project The Last Alzheimer’s Patient — and they frame his role as interpreter of research and advocate for lifestyle approaches to brain health rather than as the primary source of a scientific bibliography [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6].
3. Is there a published peer‑reviewed bibliography shown in these sources?
None of the supplied sources contain or reference a peer‑reviewed bibliography cataloguing Gupta’s scientific studies on dementia or Alzheimer’s disease; the items are news features, interviews and program descriptions that summarize research and public‑facing books rather than presenting an academic bibliographic compilation [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]. Therefore, based solely on the reporting provided, there is no evidence here of such a peer‑reviewed bibliography.
4. Alternative explanations and implicit agendas in the sources
The supplied coverage repeatedly emphasizes Gupta’s role as a science communicator and storyteller — translating complex Alzheimer’s research for the public and promoting lifestyle interventions — which may explain why media sources foreground his books and documentary work rather than an academic publication list; media outlets (CNN, CBS, AARP, institutional features) have incentives to highlight accessible narratives and programs over technical bibliographies [2] [3] [5] [4]. That editorial focus can create the appearance that a comprehensive academic bibliography is irrelevant or nonexistent even if individual peer‑reviewed papers exist under Gupta’s name.
5. How to verify beyond these sources (limitations of the current reporting)
The current reporting does not include searches of academic databases or Gupta’s institutional CV, so this review cannot confirm the absence of peer‑reviewed papers or a compiled bibliography; authoritative verification would require checking scholarly databases (PubMed, Scopus), Google Scholar, institutional or hospital faculty pages, or academic publishers for a formal bibliographic compilation — none of which are present in the supplied materials (p1_s1 notes health research contexts generally, but not Gupta’s bibliography) [7].
6. Bottom line
Based on the provided reporting, no published, peer‑reviewed bibliography of Sanjay Gupta’s scientific research on dementia or Alzheimer’s disease is documented; the sources instead document his public education work — books, TV reporting and interviews — and do not substitute for an academic bibliographic compilation, so independent checks in scholarly databases or an institutional CV are necessary to confirm whether such a peer‑reviewed bibliography exists outside the supplied coverage [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7].