Josh Barton MD, PhD
@gijosh.bsky.social
Duke Physician Scientist Training Program PGY-1, Gut-brain axis enjoyer
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Towards preventing intravascular hemolysis in sepsis: doi.org/10.1172/JCI1...
Takahama et al. report on bloodborne PLA2G5, which damages red blood cells during sepsis and predicts disease severity and mortality in humans (from blood levels)—and blocking it improves survival in mice.
Takahama et al. report on bloodborne PLA2G5, which damages red blood cells during sepsis and predicts disease severity and mortality in humans (from blood levels)—and blocking it improves survival in mice.
May 7, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Towards preventing intravascular hemolysis in sepsis: doi.org/10.1172/JCI1...
Takahama et al. report on bloodborne PLA2G5, which damages red blood cells during sepsis and predicts disease severity and mortality in humans (from blood levels)—and blocking it improves survival in mice.
Takahama et al. report on bloodborne PLA2G5, which damages red blood cells during sepsis and predicts disease severity and mortality in humans (from blood levels)—and blocking it improves survival in mice.
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thinking about the gould quote again
April 27, 2026 at 8:22 AM
thinking about the gould quote again
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Dark Souls boss-ass cold cut name
April 22, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Dark Souls boss-ass cold cut name
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I just thought everyone should see this
January 22, 2026 at 11:02 PM
I just thought everyone should see this
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It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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December 21, 2025 at 2:51 AM
It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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Pop star Sabrina Carpenter slams the White House for using “Juno” in an ICE arrest video:
“This video is evil and disgusting. Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda.”
“This video is evil and disgusting. Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda.”
December 2, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Pop star Sabrina Carpenter slams the White House for using “Juno” in an ICE arrest video:
“This video is evil and disgusting. Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda.”
“This video is evil and disgusting. Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda.”
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The Art of the Deal.
Breaking News: Mayor Eric Adams will endorse Andrew Cuomo for mayor of New York City to try to stop the momentum of Zohran Mamdani. nyti.ms/4nfliHv
October 23, 2025 at 3:09 PM
The Art of the Deal.
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what if we scored 2-4 runs, as a bit?
October 9, 2025 at 11:32 PM
what if we scored 2-4 runs, as a bit?
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yankees hatewatch while the phillies are down two games to none
October 8, 2025 at 12:19 AM
yankees hatewatch while the phillies are down two games to none
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Do you ever think about the fact that Wikipedia is the last good major website on the internet? You aren't bombarded with ads. It doesn't try to push video on you, and it doesn't redirect you to a scam site.
October 2, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Do you ever think about the fact that Wikipedia is the last good major website on the internet? You aren't bombarded with ads. It doesn't try to push video on you, and it doesn't redirect you to a scam site.
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"You can eat a ton of protein. You can digest a ton of protein. But the key question is: How much can you use? And we don’t have a way of stocking away extra amino acids.”
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erictopol.substack.com/p/our-preocc...
September 2, 2025 at 3:13 PM
"You can eat a ton of protein. You can digest a ton of protein. But the key question is: How much can you use? And we don’t have a way of stocking away extra amino acids.”
erictopol.substack.com/p/our-preocc...
erictopol.substack.com/p/our-preocc...
Sea urchins better watch their backs
A study in Nature Ecology & Evolution identifies a bacterial species as a cause of sea star wasting disease, which has been responsible for billions of sea star deaths since 2013 and widespread loss of kelp habitats. go.nature.com/46I4kx2 🌊 🧪
August 13, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Sea urchins better watch their backs
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Watching this on a loop forever
April 30, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Watching this on a loop forever
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Every cell is a neuron
Immunologists, time to embrace your inner neuroscientist 🧠🧪
Macrophages (yes, #macrophages) release glutamate (yes, #glutamate) to sensory neurons engaging in the muscle stretch reflex. Very cool paper! #neuroscience #immunology
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Macrophages (yes, #macrophages) release glutamate (yes, #glutamate) to sensory neurons engaging in the muscle stretch reflex. Very cool paper! #neuroscience #immunology
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Macrophages excite muscle spindles with glutamate to bolster locomotion - Nature
A population of macrophages with exclusive molecular and functional signatures in the muscle spindles express machinery for synthesizing and releasing glutamate, and a cellular component, the muscle s...
www.nature.com
December 11, 2024 at 6:59 PM
Every cell is a neuron