Systematic ReviewPublished 12 October 2026Accuracy of markerless motion capture in assessing sagittal-plane lower limb kinematics during running: a systematic review and meta-analysisMing Gao · Yilin An · Conghua Feng · Zhiyuan Yang · Zhenyang Xu · Dewei Mao · Qinghui Shang · Zhiyuan SunFrontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnologydoi 10.3389/fbioe.2026.1915559
EditorialPublished 12 October 2026Editorial: Photobiomodulation therapy for brain disorders, volume IIQianting Deng · Ge Song · Luodan YangFrontiers in Neurologydoi 10.3389/fneur.2026.2009205
EditorialPublished 9 October 2026Editorial: Brain-based mechanisms underlying the cognitive, sleep, and emotional benefits of aerobic exerciseKeying Zhang · Chunmei Cao · Yih-Kuen JanFrontiers in Human Neurosciencedoi 10.3389/fnhum.2026.2010856
Original ResearchPublished 9 October 2026Operational margin of high-school tennis tournaments under heat constraints: a wet-bulb globe temperature-based scenario analysisHiroki Yamaguchi · Takaaki Mori · Hiromi Hanano · Kan Oishi · Kentaro Ikeue · Chie Omichi · Kojiro IshiiFrontiers in Sports and Active Livingdoi 10.3389/fspor.2026.1914945
Original ResearchPublished 9 October 2026Post-lesson supervisory dialogue and instructional adaptation in physical education: a qualitative multiple-case studyHaifa JamhourFrontiers in Sports and Active Livingdoi 10.3389/fspor.2026.1971342
Original ResearchPublished 9 October 2026Distinct temporal trajectories of EPAS1 mRNA expression during moderate-altitude training in Han and Tibetan endurance athletesQing-Qing Su · Hai-Lin Ma · Yan-Lin Sun · Fu-Hai Ma · Yan-Chang Shen · Jian Wang · Xiao-Wei Ma · Jiang-Long Zhang · Yang Zhang · Erik R. SwensonFrontiers in Cell and Developmental Biologydoi 10.3389/fcell.2026.1973797
Original ResearchPublished 9 October 2026Construction of a digital literacy education support model and development and validation of a scale for physical education majors in ChinaDongbin Lai · Zhi Li · Shufeng Zhang · Pengfei WenFrontiers in Psychologydoi 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1901994
Original ResearchPublished 9 October 2026Associations between achievement motivation and subjective well-being among medical students: the chain mediating roles of general self-efficacy and psychological resilienceHang Sun · Zhaojin Li · Chuan Gao · Hao Sun · You Zhou · Lanqin Liu · Yanzi Sun · Wenwen LiFrontiers in Psychologydoi 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1931480
Original ResearchPublished 8 October 2026Effects of high-intensity treadmill exercise on GLUT4, TNF-α, and INSIG1 mRNA expression and blood glucose levels in streptozotocin-induced diabetic ratsSezgin Hepsert · Semih Dalkılıç · Lütfiye Kadıoğlu Dalkılıç · İbrahim Aydınlı · Dilek Arslan · Mehmet Akif Sarı · Yakup KılıcFrontiers in Endocrinologydoi 10.3389/fendo.2026.1973677
Original ResearchPublished 7 October 2026Acute neuromuscular and kinematic responses to a single Feldenkrais awareness through movement sessionEisa Alokla · Roger Russell · André Seyfarth · Maziar Ahmad SharbafiFrontiers in Human Neurosciencedoi 10.3389/fnhum.2026.1924684
Original ResearchPublished 7 October 2026Olympic fencing medallists are increasingly clustering around an age that has hardly changed (1896–2024)Novrizal Achmad Novan · Edina Kardos · Zsolt Nemcsik · Leonidas PetridisFrontiers in Sports and Active Livingdoi 10.3389/fspor.2026.1938745
Original ResearchPublished 7 October 2026Factors associated with potential doping behavior among Swedish combat sport athletes: a cross-sectional studyJonathan Karl Oliver Myléus · José Morales · Haris Pojskic · Damir SekulicFrontiers in Sports and Active Livingdoi 10.3389/fspor.2026.1954492
Original ResearchPublished 7 October 2026Initial validation of the Hungarian Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire Short (EDE-QS-H) in a sample of recreational athletesRéka Erika Kovács · Katarina Prnjak · Sohom Saha · İsmail İlbak · Szilvia Boros · Gusztáv József TornóczkyFrontiers in Nutritiondoi 10.3389/fnut.2026.1943893
Systematic ReviewPublished 6 October 2026Heavy or light: is muscle fiber growth load-specific? A systematic review and meta‐regressionDorian Varovic · Stian Larsen · Jozo GrgicFrontiers in Physiologydoi 10.3389/fphys.2026.1953601
Systematic ReviewPublished 6 October 2026Effects of different velocity loss thresholds during resistance training on jump and sprint performance in trained populations: a systematic review and three-level meta-analysisJie Zhang · Shan Zhang · Yan Cui · Yijie Huang · Yiran Dan · Xiuling Wu · Xing Ye · Hao Zeng · Bitai Wu · Mingyue YinFrontiers in Physiologydoi 10.3389/fphys.2026.1893020
Original ResearchPublished 5 October 2026OpenCap-based five-times sit-to-stand analysis in older Asian women with and without sarcopeniaJialiang Xu · Hejin Cai · Yan Wang · Zhengsheng Hu · Ming Zhang · Qitao TanFrontiers in Agingdoi 10.3389/fragi.2026.1960201
Original ResearchPublished 5 October 2026Neuromuscular fatigue induces phase-specific multisegmental kinematic adaptations in elite traditional rowers: a three-dimensional analysisAlfonso Penichet-Tomas · Patxi León-Guereño · Arkaitz Castañeda-BabarroFrontiers in Sports and Active Livingdoi 10.3389/fspor.2026.1950960
Original ResearchPublished 1 October 2026Acute differences in field-based physical performance between Ramadan-type fasting and non-fasting conditions in 10–11-year-old youth soccer playersYılmaz Yüksel · Mehmet Emir Mentaş · Furkan Karahan · Tuba Kızılet Topateş · Salih Çabuk · Kubilay Topçuoğlu · Serhat Özbay · Süleyman UlupınarFrontiers in Sports and Active Livingdoi 10.3389/fspor.2026.1943164
Original ResearchPublished 1 October 2026Sport facility planning and development in the eyes of local residentsSzilvia Perényi · Balázs PolcsikFrontiers in Sports and Active Livingdoi 10.3389/fspor.2026.1903765
ReviewPublished 1 October 2026Anatomy, aetiology, clinical presentation, classification, diagnosis, and non-surgical management of triangular fibrocartilage complex tears: a narrative reviewPeng Liu · Tianyu ZhouFrontiers in Sports and Active Livingdoi 10.3389/fspor.2026.1695616
Systematic ReviewPublished 30 September 2026Effects of transcranial direct current stimulation on basketball shooting accuracy: a systematic review and meta-analysisYue Li · Xiao lu Yuan · Shuairan Li · Jie lin YangFrontiers in Sports and Active Livingdoi 10.3389/fspor.2026.1881913
PerspectivePublished 30 September 2026From monitoring metrics to decision evidence: validating actionability in applied sport scienceCyril Besson · Frédéric StuckyFrontiers in Sports and Active Livingdoi 10.3389/fspor.2026.1983979
Systematic ReviewPublished 28 September 2026Effects of exercise on cognitive function in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the mediating role of sleepWenhui Zheng · Mian Wu · Yuhe Chen · Shaolan Li · Liying HuangFrontiers in Human Neurosciencedoi 10.3389/fnhum.2026.1949679
Original ResearchPublished 18 September 2026From environmental awareness to ecological behavior: a bibliometric mapping of the literatureFikret Kayhalak · Suat KaraküçükFrontiers in Research Metrics and Analyticsdoi 10.3389/frma.2026.1906919
Original ResearchPublished 17 September 2026The role of challenging exercise in improving behavioral dysfunction in a mouse model of Parkinson’s diseaseYuan Zeng · Ping Chen · Quan Yang · Bing Liu · Liuting Huang · Kai Zhang · Shumin LiuFrontiers in Behavioral Neurosciencedoi 10.3389/fnbeh.2026.1887753
Original ResearchPublished 15 September 2026Immediate effects of the retrocapital pad and toe bar in sensorimotor foot orthoses on the electromyographic activity of the gastrocnemius muscle in healthy adultsStephan Becker · Jonas Dully · Alessia Arcieri · Lukas Maurer · Carlo Dindorf · Michael FröhlichFrontiers in Rehabilitation Sciencesdoi 10.3389/fresc.2026.1887293
Original ResearchPublished 11 September 2026The value of performance-based tests in the assessment of patients with fibromyalgia: a construct validity and comprehensiveness analysis of a standardized test batteryJosé Luis Socorro-Cumplido · Joaquim Chaler · Miriam Almirall · Judith Sánchez-Raya · Josep Blanch-Rubió · Maria José Castro · Maria Giné-Garriga · Patricia Launois · Tamara Rodríguez-Araya · Anna Arias Gassol · Geert Crombez · Raimon Milà Villarroel · Blanca Roman-ViñasFrontiers in Rehabilitation Sciencesdoi 10.3389/fresc.2026.1947752
Original ResearchPublished 25 August 2026Sex-related biological variation and mental toughness in soccer: a 2D:4D digit-ratio study of Type a, Type B and Type C classification across playing positionsHamza Kaya Besler · Gulferi M. Yildirim · Sinan Canan · Sinan Seyhan · Görkem Açar · Muhammed Fatih Bilici · Uğur SönmezoğluFrontiers in Behavioral Neurosciencedoi 10.3389/fnbeh.2026.1934922
ReviewPublished 3 August 2026A generative AI multi-agent framework with integrated XAI governance for cancer diagnostics: from multi-omics interpretation to lifestyle risk stratificationChamseddine Barki · Mariem Chouchen · Afef Sediri · Halil İbrahim Ceylan · Hanene Boussi Rahmouni · Raul Ioan Muntean · Hesham R. El-Seedi · Nicola Luigi Bragazzi · Ismail DergaaFrontiers in Systems Biologydoi 10.3389/fsysb.2026.1892418
Systematic ReviewPublished 3 August 2026The global scientific evolution of cardiopulmonary performance and threshold research in sports sciences during 2010–2025: a comparative bibliometric analysis based on web of science and scopusMehmet Soyal · Ömer Aksoy · Nuri Muhammet Çelik · Meltem Özaǧır · Ünal Can Gökmen · Uǧur CabaFrontiers in Research Metrics and Analyticsdoi 10.3389/frma.2026.1905302
ReviewPublished 23 July 2026A hierarchical integration model of effort perception: peripheral, central, cognitive, temporal, and applied mechanisms revealed through blood flow restrictionYudai TakaradaFrontiers in Neuroergonomicsdoi 10.3389/fnrgo.2026.1811504
Original ResearchPublished 3 July 2026Sport sustainability research at the intersection of climate action, SDGs, and sport management: a comparative bibliometric mapping of Web of Science and ScopusFikret Kayhalak · Mehmet Soyal · Tekmil Sezen Soyal · Erhayat Özgur Bayazıtlı · Nuri Muhammet Çelik · Taner Atasoy · Mehmet Sena KaşkaFrontiers in Research Metrics and Analyticsdoi 10.3389/frma.2026.1884197
Original ResearchPublished 1 July 2026Physiological correlates of interoception and the effect of heart rate variability biofeedbackAndy Schumann · Lisa Schmitt · Katrin Rieger · Elif Çalışkan · Feliberto De la Cruz · Maria Geisler · Yubraj Gupta · Karl-Jürgen BärFrontiers in Network Physiologydoi 10.3389/fnetp.2026.1846014
Synthetic BiologyPublished 3 October 2025Frontiers in biofoundry: opportunities and challengesChoo Yee Yu · Geik Yong Ang · Nurulfiza Mat Isa · Kok-Gan ChanFrontiers in Synthetic Biologydoi 10.3389/fsybi.2025.1630026