Fight Medicine Research Institute

New studies: the weekly search

Every week an automatic search adds one openly licensed study to each of the nine research topics.

These entries are listed as found. No editor has checked or summarized them yet, and they are not library records. Research information, not medical advice.

The search last ran on . It holds 9 entries.

Head injury and concussion

  1. Impact of Head Trauma: How MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) Affects the Sense of Smell, Cognition, and Quality of Life in Fighters

    Durães et al., 2025. International archives of otorhinolaryngology. Research article. CC BY.

    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1055/s-0045-1810027

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Repetitive head impacts, CTE and TES

  1. Neuropsychological Health in Mixed Martial Arts Fighters and Combat Sport Athletes: A Scoping Review

    Stern et al., 2026. Cureus. Review. CC BY.

    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.113414

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Mental health

  1. Do psychophysiological responses to competitive anxiety predict competition outcomes? A pilot study in elite female karate athletes

    Kenshloo et al., 2026. JSAMS plus. Research article. CC BY.

    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsampl.2025.100132

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Sleep and life after competition

  1. Impact of competitive anxiety on mood, sleep, and physical activity levels in young Tunisian karate athletes: A multidimensional prospective observational study

    Belgacem et al., 2026. Medicine. Observational study. CC BY.

    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1097/md.0000000000048435

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Weight cutting and nutrition

  1. Integrative Nutritional Strategies for Performance, Recovery, and Weight Management in Taekwondo

    Amawi et al., 2026. Nutrients. Review. CC BY.

    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.3390/nu18172894

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Eye injuries

  1. Evidence of dynamic visual acuity impairment in asymptomatic mixed martial arts fighters

    Landers et al., 2017. Concussion (London, England). Research article. CC BY.

    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2217/cnc-2016-0032

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Hand and wrist injuries

  1. Fractures of the neck of the fifth metacarpal bone, treated by percutaneous intramedullary nailing: surgical technique, radiological and clinical results study (28 cases)

    Boussakri et al., 2014. The Pan African medical journal. Case report. CC BY.

    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2014.18.187.3347

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Injury surveillance

  1. Sport-specific injury profiles and associated factors in elite wrestlers and judokas

    Sadır et al., 2026. Frontiers in public health. Research article. CC BY.

    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2026.1910441

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Emergency care and return to competition

  1. Kinesiophobia and Psychological Readiness of Return to Sport in High-Performance Judokas After an Injury: A Cross-Sectional Study

    Puchalt-Muñoz et al., 2026. Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania). Observational study. CC BY.

    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.3390/medicina62030587

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