Bradley B. Barth
@bbbarth.bsky.social
Science advocate.
Postdoc, Calipari Lab @ Vanderbilt University.
Postdoc, Calipari Lab @ Vanderbilt University.
Read our latest work in #ScienceTranslationalMedicine with @aaas.org
Preclinical evidence for burst patterned sacral nerve stimulation restores colonic motility
doi.org/10.1126/scit...
Preclinical evidence for burst patterned sacral nerve stimulation restores colonic motility
doi.org/10.1126/scit...
Burst-patterned stimulation restores colonic motility in preclinical models
Distinct temporal patterns of electrical stimulation of the sacral nerves selectively regulate colonic motility.
doi.org
December 8, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Read our latest work in #ScienceTranslationalMedicine with @aaas.org
Preclinical evidence for burst patterned sacral nerve stimulation restores colonic motility
doi.org/10.1126/scit...
Preclinical evidence for burst patterned sacral nerve stimulation restores colonic motility
doi.org/10.1126/scit...
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AP live feed of the CDC walkout in Atlanta. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZ7Q...
LIVE: CDC staff plan walkout at Atlanta HQ after Trump firings
YouTube video by Associated Press
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August 28, 2025 at 7:02 PM
AP live feed of the CDC walkout in Atlanta. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZ7Q...
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Massive walkout underway at CDC.
RFK jr. must resign so that we can be safe.
RFK jr. must resign so that we can be safe.
August 28, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Massive walkout underway at CDC.
RFK jr. must resign so that we can be safe.
RFK jr. must resign so that we can be safe.
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This action by Lisa Cook is courageous, principled, and deserves broad support.
Just received this statement from Lisa Cook:
"President Trump purported to fire me 'for cause' when no cause exists under the law, and he has no authority to do so. I will not resign. I will continue to carry out my duties to help the American economy as I have been doing since 2022."
"President Trump purported to fire me 'for cause' when no cause exists under the law, and he has no authority to do so. I will not resign. I will continue to carry out my duties to help the American economy as I have been doing since 2022."
President Trump said he is firing Lisa Cook, a Federal Reserve governor, "effective immediately." It's his most direct assault yet on Fed independence -- and a step that it is far from clear he can legally take.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/u... #EconSky
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/u... #EconSky
August 26, 2025 at 3:08 AM
This action by Lisa Cook is courageous, principled, and deserves broad support.
Awesome application of cochlear implant technology for frequency-specific sound attenuation for people living with painful auditory hypersensitivity.
Tenacious biomedical research in the face of rescinded federal funding.
youtu.be/R4L6pIaPltM?...
Tenacious biomedical research in the face of rescinded federal funding.
youtu.be/R4L6pIaPltM?...
Autistic researcher finds new path as DEI programs face cuts
YouTube video by CBS Mornings
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August 5, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Awesome application of cochlear implant technology for frequency-specific sound attenuation for people living with painful auditory hypersensitivity.
Tenacious biomedical research in the face of rescinded federal funding.
youtu.be/R4L6pIaPltM?...
Tenacious biomedical research in the face of rescinded federal funding.
youtu.be/R4L6pIaPltM?...
🚨 Federal judge ruled #NIH funding cuts unlawful in @aclu.org/@apha.org case
📋 If your grant was cut, delayed, or canceled, tell them: www.aclu.org/APHAvNIHform
📢 Spread the word— fund science today or pay the price tomorrow
#NIH #StandUpForScience #SciencePolicy
www.aclu.org/press-releas...
📋 If your grant was cut, delayed, or canceled, tell them: www.aclu.org/APHAvNIHform
📢 Spread the word— fund science today or pay the price tomorrow
#NIH #StandUpForScience #SciencePolicy
www.aclu.org/press-releas...
Federal District Court Strikes Down NIH’s Unlawful Directives That Led to the Elimination of Critical Research | American Civil Liberties Union
BOSTON — In a major victory for public health, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts today struck down the National Institutes of...
www.aclu.org
June 20, 2025 at 4:33 PM
🚨 Federal judge ruled #NIH funding cuts unlawful in @aclu.org/@apha.org case
📋 If your grant was cut, delayed, or canceled, tell them: www.aclu.org/APHAvNIHform
📢 Spread the word— fund science today or pay the price tomorrow
#NIH #StandUpForScience #SciencePolicy
www.aclu.org/press-releas...
📋 If your grant was cut, delayed, or canceled, tell them: www.aclu.org/APHAvNIHform
📢 Spread the word— fund science today or pay the price tomorrow
#NIH #StandUpForScience #SciencePolicy
www.aclu.org/press-releas...
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Privatized prisons don’t work. They never have. And now CoreCivic may get federal ICE dollars?
This isn’t justice. It’s corporate abuse. Shut them down.
This isn’t justice. It’s corporate abuse. Shut them down.
June 9, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Privatized prisons don’t work. They never have. And now CoreCivic may get federal ICE dollars?
This isn’t justice. It’s corporate abuse. Shut them down.
This isn’t justice. It’s corporate abuse. Shut them down.
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Pride is in full bloom.
June 2, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Pride is in full bloom.
Slashing clean energy initiatives and impeding the fight against climate change is pissing into the wind, or more aptly throwing jars of pee out the window and hitting the future generation sitting in the backseat
May 20, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Slashing clean energy initiatives and impeding the fight against climate change is pissing into the wind, or more aptly throwing jars of pee out the window and hitting the future generation sitting in the backseat
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⚽️ fans of @nashvillesc.bsky.social not attending because of the ICE raids… @TNHighwayPatrol @GovBillLee are y’all proud of yourselves?
May 10, 2025 at 4:21 PM
⚽️ fans of @nashvillesc.bsky.social not attending because of the ICE raids… @TNHighwayPatrol @GovBillLee are y’all proud of yourselves?
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NEW: Trump administration arrests Newark mayor
Trump DOJ Arrests Newark Mayor for Protesting ICE Facility
This is a significant development
meidasnews.com
May 9, 2025 at 7:49 PM
NEW: Trump administration arrests Newark mayor
All models are wrong. Some models are useful. -George Box
Three faces described in Japanese proverb… first is for the world, second is for close friends, third is only for the self.
All three faces are models of the self. All three faces are wrong. Are some useful?
Three faces described in Japanese proverb… first is for the world, second is for close friends, third is only for the self.
All three faces are models of the self. All three faces are wrong. Are some useful?
May 9, 2025 at 3:15 PM
All models are wrong. Some models are useful. -George Box
Three faces described in Japanese proverb… first is for the world, second is for close friends, third is only for the self.
All three faces are models of the self. All three faces are wrong. Are some useful?
Three faces described in Japanese proverb… first is for the world, second is for close friends, third is only for the self.
All three faces are models of the self. All three faces are wrong. Are some useful?
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🎉 Congrats to @sarahanajjar.bsky.social on her awesome Data Blitz presentation and poster, “Sex Differences in Gut Serotonergic Signaling of Visceral Pain” at the USASP meeting in Chicago! 🧠💥🌟
@karapedsgastrodoc.bsky.social
@nyupainresearch.bsky.social
@usasp.bsky.social
@karapedsgastrodoc.bsky.social
@nyupainresearch.bsky.social
@usasp.bsky.social
May 6, 2025 at 6:57 PM
🎉 Congrats to @sarahanajjar.bsky.social on her awesome Data Blitz presentation and poster, “Sex Differences in Gut Serotonergic Signaling of Visceral Pain” at the USASP meeting in Chicago! 🧠💥🌟
@karapedsgastrodoc.bsky.social
@nyupainresearch.bsky.social
@usasp.bsky.social
@karapedsgastrodoc.bsky.social
@nyupainresearch.bsky.social
@usasp.bsky.social
Will TN join the fight against RFK and the harm done to biomedical research by the Trump administration?
@jonskrmetti
20 attorneys general ask federal judge to reverse deep cuts to US Health and Human Services.
@jonskrmetti
20 attorneys general ask federal judge to reverse deep cuts to US Health and Human Services.
20 attorneys general ask federal judge to reverse deep cuts to US Health and Human Services
Attorneys general in 19 states and Washington, D.C., are challenging cuts to the U.S. Health and Human Services agency.
apnews.com
May 6, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Will TN join the fight against RFK and the harm done to biomedical research by the Trump administration?
@jonskrmetti
20 attorneys general ask federal judge to reverse deep cuts to US Health and Human Services.
@jonskrmetti
20 attorneys general ask federal judge to reverse deep cuts to US Health and Human Services.
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“We did see him in court- and we won” - Maine Gov. Janet Mills www.pressherald.com/2025/05/02/m...
Maine settles lawsuit against USDA over $3 million in school funds
The Department of Agriculture agreed it will not interfere with Maine school funding based on alleged Title IX violations without following the proper procedure, according to a settlement announced Fr...
www.pressherald.com
May 3, 2025 at 2:02 PM
“We did see him in court- and we won” - Maine Gov. Janet Mills www.pressherald.com/2025/05/02/m...
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How many NIH supported "life-changing" studies have been or will be terminated?
This one on the Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study, by @dhruvkhullar.bsky.social @newyorker.com
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
This one on the Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study, by @dhruvkhullar.bsky.social @newyorker.com
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
A Life-Changing Scientific Study Ended by the Trump Administration
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., declared chronic diseases an “existential threat.” Then his agency terminated one of the world’s longest-running diabetes trials.
www.newyorker.com
April 29, 2025 at 12:53 AM
How many NIH supported "life-changing" studies have been or will be terminated?
This one on the Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study, by @dhruvkhullar.bsky.social @newyorker.com
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
This one on the Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study, by @dhruvkhullar.bsky.social @newyorker.com
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
Stand up Nashville!
#50501
#50501
April 19, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Stand up Nashville!
#50501
#50501
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🚨 Breaking: Mohsen Madawi, a Palestinian student at Columbia University, was detained today at the immigration office in Colchester, VT. This arrest raises serious concerns about the rights of individuals in the immigration process. We will share updates as we learn more.
#MohsenMadawi
#MohsenMadawi
April 14, 2025 at 6:35 PM
🚨 Breaking: Mohsen Madawi, a Palestinian student at Columbia University, was detained today at the immigration office in Colchester, VT. This arrest raises serious concerns about the rights of individuals in the immigration process. We will share updates as we learn more.
#MohsenMadawi
#MohsenMadawi
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🚨 April 19 is happening — and it’s more than just a protest.
Yes, people will be in the streets again. Others will be organizing food drives, volunteering at shelters, hosting teach-ins, and finding other creative ways to show up for their communities and push back against this administration.
Yes, people will be in the streets again. Others will be organizing food drives, volunteering at shelters, hosting teach-ins, and finding other creative ways to show up for their communities and push back against this administration.
April 14, 2025 at 1:32 AM
🚨 April 19 is happening — and it’s more than just a protest.
Yes, people will be in the streets again. Others will be organizing food drives, volunteering at shelters, hosting teach-ins, and finding other creative ways to show up for their communities and push back against this administration.
Yes, people will be in the streets again. Others will be organizing food drives, volunteering at shelters, hosting teach-ins, and finding other creative ways to show up for their communities and push back against this administration.
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1/ Why do patients with late-stage cancer lose motivation & sink into apathy?
🔥 Our new Science paper shows chronic inflammation activates a cytokine-sensing brain circuit that lowers motivation. Huge team effort: Aelita Zhu, Sarah Starosta, Pignatelli & Janowitz labs! 🧵
🔗 doi.org/10.1126/scie...
🔥 Our new Science paper shows chronic inflammation activates a cytokine-sensing brain circuit that lowers motivation. Huge team effort: Aelita Zhu, Sarah Starosta, Pignatelli & Janowitz labs! 🧵
🔗 doi.org/10.1126/scie...
A neuroimmune circuit mediates cancer cachexia-associated apathy
Cachexia, a severe wasting syndrome associated with inflammatory conditions, often leads to multiorgan failure and death. Patients with cachexia experience extreme fatigue, apathy, and clinical depres...
doi.org
April 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
1/ Why do patients with late-stage cancer lose motivation & sink into apathy?
🔥 Our new Science paper shows chronic inflammation activates a cytokine-sensing brain circuit that lowers motivation. Huge team effort: Aelita Zhu, Sarah Starosta, Pignatelli & Janowitz labs! 🧵
🔗 doi.org/10.1126/scie...
🔥 Our new Science paper shows chronic inflammation activates a cytokine-sensing brain circuit that lowers motivation. Huge team effort: Aelita Zhu, Sarah Starosta, Pignatelli & Janowitz labs! 🧵
🔗 doi.org/10.1126/scie...
April 11, 2025 at 2:14 PM