Combat Sports Neurological Health & Clinical Research Resources
Explore established research cohorts, brain banks, ringside-medicine organizations and neurological research foundations. These external resources help visitors find original research, professional guidance, research-participation information and funding programs.
Listing an organization does not create a Fight Medicine Research Institute partnership. These resources supplement the Fight Medicine Research Institute’s own research and governance policies.
Longitudinal combat-sports cohorts
Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center — Professional Fighters Brain Health Study / Professional Athletes Brain Health Study
- Focus
- Longitudinal research on repetitive head impacts, brain imaging, cognitive measures and blood biomarkers in active and retired athletes, including professional fighters.
- Research connection
- A substantial source of cohort evidence for questions about exposure, neurological assessment and long-term health.
- Name
- The original Professional Fighters Brain Health Study is now called the Professional Athletes Brain Health Study.
CTE pathology and neuropathology banks
Boston University CTE Center and UNITE Brain Bank
- Focus
- CTE neuropathology, long-term consequences of repetitive brain trauma, risk factors, biomarkers and methods of detection, prevention and treatment.
- Research connection
- Research infrastructure and publications relevant to the pathological and clinical research questions surrounding repetitive head trauma.
Concussion & CTE Foundation — formerly Concussion Legacy Foundation
- Focus
- Research registries, brain-donation initiatives, education, research support and resources for people affected by concussion and suspected CTE.
- Research connection
- A route to research information and participation or brain-donation registries, alongside patient and family resources.
- Name
- The official organization identifies its former name as Concussion Legacy Foundation.
Ringside medicine and clinical standards
Association of Ringside Physicians
- Focus
- Combat-sports medical position statements, ringside-medicine education, professional resources and ringside-physician certification.
- Research connection
- Published clinical consensus and professional standards that can inform questions for fighter-medicine research.
Traumatic brain injury research and guidance
Brain Trauma Foundation
- Focus
- Traumatic-brain-injury research and evidence-based management guidelines, with resources spanning concussion and more severe injury.
- Research connection
- A source of broader TBI research and guidance to examine alongside combat-sport evidence. Its general guidance is not a validated ringside-specific protocol.
Neurological research funding
American Brain Foundation
- Focus
- Support for research across brain and nervous-system diseases through research awards and investigator funding programs.
- Research connection
- A source of neurological research information and funding-program details; eligibility is assessed against the actual program rules.
These are external organizations. None is a partner of, or endorses, the Fight Medicine Research Institute. Links were checked on 10 November 2026. See also the Research Library and Research.