Trey Bateman
@renegadesynapse.bsky.social
MD/MPH, behavioral neurologist, interested in chronic stress, dementia, neuropsychiatric symptoms. Views != employers. He/his.
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RFK Jr. claimed that there have been no successes coming from HHS in the past 40 years.
I beg to differ.
He and his HHS lackeys, Makary, Bhattacharya, and Prasad, who spread misinformation, will be personally responsible for the resurgence of vaccine preventable disease in the U.S.
I beg to differ.
He and his HHS lackeys, Makary, Bhattacharya, and Prasad, who spread misinformation, will be personally responsible for the resurgence of vaccine preventable disease in the U.S.
September 7, 2025 at 5:23 PM
RFK Jr. claimed that there have been no successes coming from HHS in the past 40 years.
I beg to differ.
He and his HHS lackeys, Makary, Bhattacharya, and Prasad, who spread misinformation, will be personally responsible for the resurgence of vaccine preventable disease in the U.S.
I beg to differ.
He and his HHS lackeys, Makary, Bhattacharya, and Prasad, who spread misinformation, will be personally responsible for the resurgence of vaccine preventable disease in the U.S.
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I think the RFK Jr-Jay Bhattacharya anti-vaccine partnership is extraordinarily dangerous; together, running HHS & NIH, hand in hand, they’re doing enormous damage to public health & health research. Seeing Jay Bhattacharya *praise* what RFK Jr has done to the CDC is deeply, deeply disturbing.
![Tweet by Jay Bhattacharya: “At least 2 of the authors of this piece [a piece in the NYT by former CDC directors] were in charge of the CDC when it embraced politicized school closures and COVID vaccine mandates. For them to criticize Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr for his efforts to restore gold standard science to the CDC harms public health.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nuqrjelqx4a2ewqzvwekhuro/bafkreifm3pnzgzcj2kgpbs7rimy5cxcpg7eo3m2h5azzwllwdcwopj7u7y@jpeg)
September 7, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I think the RFK Jr-Jay Bhattacharya anti-vaccine partnership is extraordinarily dangerous; together, running HHS & NIH, hand in hand, they’re doing enormous damage to public health & health research. Seeing Jay Bhattacharya *praise* what RFK Jr has done to the CDC is deeply, deeply disturbing.
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This was so much fun to do with @renegadesynapse.bsky.social #neurology @greenjournal.bsky.social #endalz #fdgforall youtu.be/GTOzwUALePM
FDG-PET-Based Machine Learning Framework to Support Neurologic Decision-Making
YouTube video by Neurology Journal
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August 22, 2025 at 10:12 PM
This was so much fun to do with @renegadesynapse.bsky.social #neurology @greenjournal.bsky.social #endalz #fdgforall youtu.be/GTOzwUALePM
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Trump’s EPA just eliminated its entire research arm—the “heart and brain” of the agency—and is laying off 3,700 workers.
That’s 1,155 scientists, chemists, and biologists gone.
Less science. More pollution.
This isn’t reform. It’s sabotage.
#ProtectOurPlanet
That’s 1,155 scientists, chemists, and biologists gone.
Less science. More pollution.
This isn’t reform. It’s sabotage.
#ProtectOurPlanet
July 19, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Trump’s EPA just eliminated its entire research arm—the “heart and brain” of the agency—and is laying off 3,700 workers.
That’s 1,155 scientists, chemists, and biologists gone.
Less science. More pollution.
This isn’t reform. It’s sabotage.
#ProtectOurPlanet
That’s 1,155 scientists, chemists, and biologists gone.
Less science. More pollution.
This isn’t reform. It’s sabotage.
#ProtectOurPlanet
My phrenology head suffered a head injury in the move — alas, he will forever have a skull fracture, but nothing a bit of ceramic glue will not resolve
July 15, 2025 at 3:45 PM
My phrenology head suffered a head injury in the move — alas, he will forever have a skull fracture, but nothing a bit of ceramic glue will not resolve
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Flash flooding in Chapel Hill.
East Franklin St.
East Franklin St.
July 7, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Flash flooding in Chapel Hill.
East Franklin St.
East Franklin St.
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Today's ACIP meeting is usually a time where experts come together to inform the future of vaccines. That is not what today will be. That is not what we can stand behind. The AAP will continue to recommend its own childhood vaccine schedule -- just as we have since the 1930s
June 25, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Today's ACIP meeting is usually a time where experts come together to inform the future of vaccines. That is not what today will be. That is not what we can stand behind. The AAP will continue to recommend its own childhood vaccine schedule -- just as we have since the 1930s
This is a very good thread. There are a lot of opinions about how conferences should work written by people who have no practical experience organizing a large scientific conference.
The AV/contract issue is such a big thing. I can’t plug in a damn extension cord without being charged at some!
The AV/contract issue is such a big thing. I can’t plug in a damn extension cord without being charged at some!
We're having a "scientific conferences need to become more accessible" conversation again, this time in terms of the Trump administration making it unsafe for some international colleagues to join us in the US.
I'm on the Board of multiple orgs that plan conferences. Here are some thoughts.
🧵🧪🦑🌎
I'm on the Board of multiple orgs that plan conferences. Here are some thoughts.
🧵🧪🦑🌎
May 27, 2025 at 8:27 PM
This is a very good thread. There are a lot of opinions about how conferences should work written by people who have no practical experience organizing a large scientific conference.
The AV/contract issue is such a big thing. I can’t plug in a damn extension cord without being charged at some!
The AV/contract issue is such a big thing. I can’t plug in a damn extension cord without being charged at some!
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I spent many years on a menswear forum with Michael Anton, director of policy planning in Trump's administration. My editors asked if I'd be interested in writing something on him. I have so many stories to tell; this is only a small bit of our shared menswear world
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Michael Anton Was a Menswear Writer — And He Hated Trump’s Fashion
A dive into the weird world of StyleForum reveals the secrets of “conservative business dress.”
www.politico.com
May 24, 2025 at 1:49 PM
I spent many years on a menswear forum with Michael Anton, director of policy planning in Trump's administration. My editors asked if I'd be interested in writing something on him. I have so many stories to tell; this is only a small bit of our shared menswear world
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Lmfao.
Good lord JP is an embarrassment but this was shockingly bad even for his brand of vapid pedantry
Good lord JP is an embarrassment but this was shockingly bad even for his brand of vapid pedantry
During a debate titled "One Christian vs. Twenty Atheists," Jordan Peterson loses by forgetting what side he’s on
May 26, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Lmfao.
Good lord JP is an embarrassment but this was shockingly bad even for his brand of vapid pedantry
Good lord JP is an embarrassment but this was shockingly bad even for his brand of vapid pedantry
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If you are a real social scientist, it is very hard to maintain the claim that all evidence of systemic racism is not real science. Much of it is published in top-ranked peer-reviewed journals in Bhattacharya's field of economics. He can either do MAGA, or science, but not both.
The NIH Director continues to misunderstand (or mischaracterize) the extent to which research is being gutted. I appreciate this program officer for speaking up.
May 20, 2025 at 1:40 AM
If you are a real social scientist, it is very hard to maintain the claim that all evidence of systemic racism is not real science. Much of it is published in top-ranked peer-reviewed journals in Bhattacharya's field of economics. He can either do MAGA, or science, but not both.
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❌ FALSE: “For 20 years…we were directing Alzheimer’s research to one hypothesis. And any other hypotheses were shut down.” - Sec. Kennedy
Over the last decade, less than 14% of new National Institutes of Health (NIH) Alzheimer’s projects focused on amyloid beta as the therapeutic target. 🧵(1/4)
Over the last decade, less than 14% of new National Institutes of Health (NIH) Alzheimer’s projects focused on amyloid beta as the therapeutic target. 🧵(1/4)
May 15, 2025 at 8:23 PM
❌ FALSE: “For 20 years…we were directing Alzheimer’s research to one hypothesis. And any other hypotheses were shut down.” - Sec. Kennedy
Over the last decade, less than 14% of new National Institutes of Health (NIH) Alzheimer’s projects focused on amyloid beta as the therapeutic target. 🧵(1/4)
Over the last decade, less than 14% of new National Institutes of Health (NIH) Alzheimer’s projects focused on amyloid beta as the therapeutic target. 🧵(1/4)
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Join next week for an exciting virtual grand rounds on computational psychiatry hosted by the American Neuropsychiatric Association
Join next week for an exciting virtual grand rounds on computational psychiatry hosted by the American Neuropsychiatric Association
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: ANPA Virtual Grand Rounds. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
“Computational Psychiatry: From Theory to Practice and Back Again"
Dr. David Benrimoh is a neuropsychiatrist who completed his psychiatry residency at McGill. He received an M.Sc. in Neuroscience fro...
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May 15, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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Join next week for an exciting virtual grand rounds on computational psychiatry hosted by the American Neuropsychiatric Association
Join next week for an exciting virtual grand rounds on computational psychiatry hosted by the American Neuropsychiatric Association
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Exciting! I know uses/cost will vary for UK but we did put together two related CME pieces:
Biomarker training: kuadrc.org/bhb-training
For more comprehensive cognitive evals (putting ptau217 into greater context) see my series:
PCP training: kuadrc.org/pcpguidebook
Biomarker training: kuadrc.org/bhb-training
For more comprehensive cognitive evals (putting ptau217 into greater context) see my series:
PCP training: kuadrc.org/pcpguidebook
KU Primary Care Brain Health Program Empowering Pr
kuadrc.org
May 13, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Exciting! I know uses/cost will vary for UK but we did put together two related CME pieces:
Biomarker training: kuadrc.org/bhb-training
For more comprehensive cognitive evals (putting ptau217 into greater context) see my series:
PCP training: kuadrc.org/pcpguidebook
Biomarker training: kuadrc.org/bhb-training
For more comprehensive cognitive evals (putting ptau217 into greater context) see my series:
PCP training: kuadrc.org/pcpguidebook
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The reckoning for Trump’s tariffs is coming and he’s going to try and calm down a panicked nation with a brain full of moldy pudding.
May 5, 2025 at 1:17 AM
The reckoning for Trump’s tariffs is coming and he’s going to try and calm down a panicked nation with a brain full of moldy pudding.
After an “update in cognitive & behavioral neurology” talk at AAN, I was asked to chat on the Neurology podcast (also no bsky but my request to change that has been noted!) about some of the content. We focused on plasma biomarkers. Still can’t listen to myself lol.
youtu.be/7wWOrZenplQ?...
youtu.be/7wWOrZenplQ?...
Understanding Blood-Based Biomarkers in Alzheimer Disease
YouTube video by Neurology Journal
youtu.be
May 7, 2025 at 6:18 PM
After an “update in cognitive & behavioral neurology” talk at AAN, I was asked to chat on the Neurology podcast (also no bsky but my request to change that has been noted!) about some of the content. We focused on plasma biomarkers. Still can’t listen to myself lol.
youtu.be/7wWOrZenplQ?...
youtu.be/7wWOrZenplQ?...
The American Neuropsychiatric Association (No bsky, yet..) dementia special interest group, which I've been the leader of for a number of years, has been working on a two part series for the Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience. Part 1 here.
www.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/...
www.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/...
Antiamyloid Monoclonal Antibodies in Alzheimer’s Disease, Part 1: Patient Selection | The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences
The availability of monoclonal antibodies directed against amyloid beta, for use as disease-modifying therapies for Alzheimer’s disease (AD), represented a major shift in the field of AD research and ...
www.psychiatryonline.org
May 7, 2025 at 4:49 PM
The American Neuropsychiatric Association (No bsky, yet..) dementia special interest group, which I've been the leader of for a number of years, has been working on a two part series for the Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience. Part 1 here.
www.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/...
www.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/...
The only description of VP I’ll be accepting today or for the foreseeable future
tl;dr- egotistical edgelord intoxicatingly enamored with the (false) idea that he's far smarter than everyone else and therefore superior
Vinay Prasad, in his own words, outlines the philosophy he’ll bring to the FDA
Vinay Prasad, tapped to be a top official at the FDA, has never shied from speaking his mind.
www.statnews.com
May 7, 2025 at 3:32 AM
The only description of VP I’ll be accepting today or for the foreseeable future
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i am tired of being told i must coddle these people. no! they are willfully ignorant! and their standard bearer, RFK, is a monstrous narcissist who is indifferent to death and suffering.
April 30, 2025 at 11:46 AM
i am tired of being told i must coddle these people. no! they are willfully ignorant! and their standard bearer, RFK, is a monstrous narcissist who is indifferent to death and suffering.
Had a great time talking to a dedicated and packed crowd of neurologists for the annual updates in neurology course. Covered the new diagnostic criterias for AD, therapeutic updates, blood based biomarkers, and the new functional cog disorder checklist.
Dr. Trey Bateman @renegadesynapse.bsky.social of Wake Forest University School of Medicine giving a fast-paced, info-packed “Updates in Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology” at C10: Neurology Update at the @aanmember.bsky.social Annual Meeting.
#AANAM
#AANAM
April 8, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Had a great time talking to a dedicated and packed crowd of neurologists for the annual updates in neurology course. Covered the new diagnostic criterias for AD, therapeutic updates, blood based biomarkers, and the new functional cog disorder checklist.
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Dr. Trey Bateman @renegadesynapse.bsky.social of Wake Forest University School of Medicine giving a fast-paced, info-packed “Updates in Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology” at C10: Neurology Update at the @aanmember.bsky.social Annual Meeting.
#AANAM
#AANAM
April 5, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Dr. Trey Bateman @renegadesynapse.bsky.social of Wake Forest University School of Medicine giving a fast-paced, info-packed “Updates in Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology” at C10: Neurology Update at the @aanmember.bsky.social Annual Meeting.
#AANAM
#AANAM
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Join the #secretmission and learn more tomorrow at 7AM for a Technology Tour in the @aanmember.bsky.social education room with @caseyalbin.bsky.social, @drjmartindale.bsky.social and @jrgoldstein.bsky.social
#SecretMission at #AANAM — post any pictures of yourself or others using technology for a chance to be the social medial champion. Bonus points for mentioning your favorite wrestler (#TeamStoneCold)
April 5, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Join the #secretmission and learn more tomorrow at 7AM for a Technology Tour in the @aanmember.bsky.social education room with @caseyalbin.bsky.social, @drjmartindale.bsky.social and @jrgoldstein.bsky.social
#SecretMission at #AANAM — post any pictures of yourself or others using technology for a chance to be the social medial champion. Bonus points for mentioning your favorite wrestler (#TeamStoneCold)
April 5, 2025 at 5:15 PM
#SecretMission at #AANAM — post any pictures of yourself or others using technology for a chance to be the social medial champion. Bonus points for mentioning your favorite wrestler (#TeamStoneCold)
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From an operational security perspective, this is the highest level of fuckup imaginable. These people cannot keep America safe.
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
www.theatlantic.com
March 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
From an operational security perspective, this is the highest level of fuckup imaginable. These people cannot keep America safe.