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Exercise & Sports Medicine

Features

Don’t Sweat It: Debunking the Alleged Consequences of Exercise on Heart Health

By Aria Afsharian

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Trained to Breathe: Dr. Dmitry Rozenberg’s Case for Exercise as Medicine in Advanced Lung Disease

By Melina Alborzi

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Young Heart, Older Knee: Recovery for Active Patients

By Jino Lim

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Rewiring the Brain Through Music: How Dr. Michael Thaut is Driving Our Understanding of Music’s Role in Motor Rehabilitation

By Eryn Lonnee

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Infographic

By Mya Chronopoulos

Viewpoints

Is it Just Nerves?

By Eesha Rehman

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Exercise in the Era of SkinnyTok

By Annanya Walia

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Can Resistance Training Help the MS Brain Repair its Wiring?

by Areej Mir

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Creatine Supplementation: Separating Fact from Fiction

By Sabeeka Malik

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The Other Side of Exercise as Medicine: Muscle Dysmorphia, Exercise Addiction, and Men’s Mental Health.

By Melina Alborzi

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Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion

Dance for Parkinson’s: Bringing Hope Through Dance

by Rebecca Smythe

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About this Issue

Contributors: Summer 2026

Meet the IMS Magazine Summer 2026 Team

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Director’s Message

by Dr. Lucy Osborne

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Letter from the Editors

by Beatrice Acheson, Kristen Ashworth, Kyla Demkiv, and Nayaab Punjani

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Spotlight

The Last Mile: Dr. Sean Rourke on Turning HIV Science into Action

By Rivka Zeng-van Klei & Gisany Ravichandran

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More Than One Path: Highlighting the Journey of IMS Alumna Suraiya Mangra

By Kareena Thakur

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Redefining Graduate School Through Mentorship and Community

By Alicia Tran

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Travel Bites

From Sand Dunes to Andean Peaks: Three Weeks in Peru and Bolivia

by Stephanie Rizza

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IMS Events

Finding Community in Graduate School: IMSSA Running Club

by Carmen K. Chan

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Book Review

Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain

by Melina Alborzi

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SciComm Showcase

New Research Suggests Blocking a Pathway in the Brain Can Help Treat Traumatic Brain Injury Symptoms

By Ezgi Coskun

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Raw Talk

Trip or Treatment? What Psychedelics Can Do for the Mind

By Tiffany Chien, Avni Bhargava, and Nicole Chu

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Special Edition Topics

ChatGPD: A Graduate Professional Development Podcast One-Year Anniversary: Reflections and What’s Next

By Ilakkiah Chandran, Sarah Topa, and Pam Plant

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