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Do crashes happen more frequently at sunset in Ramadan than the rest of the year?

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Body mass loss correlates with cognitive performance in primates under acute caloric restriction conditions.

Behavioural Brain Research 305 (2016)

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Cortical thickness, neurocognitive, and body composition effects of fasting during Ramadan

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The Holy Month of Ramadan: Mass-Gathering Event Implications for Hospital Surge Capacity Planning in Saudi Arabia

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British Journal of Sports Medicine 54(11) (2020)

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Global Research Trends of Health-Related Publications on Ramadan Fasting from 1999 to 2021: A Bibliometric Analysis

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The effects of 15-day complete fasting on the attentional network: An ERP study

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Obesity is associated with reduced sensitivity to stimulus rewarding value, but unaltered effects of fasting and contextual modulation during action prediction

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The role of Ramadan fasting and mental fatigue on sleep and cognitive performance in kickboxers

International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching 21(1) (2026)

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Effect of diurnal fasting on sleep during Ramadan: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Effects of transcranial direct current stimulation over frontal, parietal and cerebellar cortex for cognitive function during fasting in healthy adults

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Teaching Physical Education During Ramadan Observance: Practical Recommendations

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Khaled Trabelsi; Hamdi Chtourou

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The effects of Ramadan intermittent fasting on athletic performance: Recommendations for the maintenance of physical fitness

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Self-deprivation and cognition in Ramadan: could fasting practice improve inhibitory control?

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Intermittent Fasting Enhanced the Cognitive Function in Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment by Inducing Biochemical and Metabolic changes: A 3-Year Progressive Study

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Ten days of complete fasting affected subjective sensations but not cognitive abilities in healthy adults

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The effect of last meal “Suhoor” timing on diurnal variations in cognitive performance during Ramadan fasting among female athletes

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The Impact of Ramadan Observance upon Athletic Performance

Nutrients 4(6) (2012)

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Diabetes, Ramadan, and driving - Ensuring patient safety while respecting religious autonomy: A qualitative study

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Christina San San Tan; Yen Jun Wong; Kar Foong Tang; Shaun Wen Huey Lee

The investigation of the effects of Ramadan fasting on the mood state of healthy volunteer persons

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Does Ramadan intermittent fasting affect the intraday variations of cognitive and high-intensity short-term maximal performances in young female handball players?

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Individual predictors of vaccine hesitancy in the Italian post COVID-19 pandemic era

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A systematic review of the effects of experimental fasting on cognition☆

Appetite 77 (2014)

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Time-restricted feeding and cognitive function in sedentary and physically active elderly individuals: Ramadan diurnal intermittent fasting as a model

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Mohamed Ali Boujelbane; Khaled Trabelsi; Haitham A. Jahrami; Liwa Masmoudi; Achraf Ammar; Aïmen Khacharem; Omar Boukhris; Luca Puce; Sergio Garbarino; Egeria Scoditti; Saber Khanfir; Aymen Msaad; Amine Msaad; Soulaimane Akrout; Ahmed Hakim; Nicola Luigi Bragazzi; Kelsey Bryk; Jordan M. Glenn; Hamdi Chtourou

Ramadan Observance Is Associated with Impaired Kung-Fu-Specific Decision-Making Skills

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18(14) (2021)

Anis Saddoud; Aïmen Khacharem; Cyrine H’Mida; Khaled Trabelsi; Omar Boukhris; Achraf Ammar; Cain C. T. Clark; Jordan M. Glenn; Hamdi Chtourou; Mohamed Jarraya; Thomas Rosemann; Beat Knechtle

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Assessment of fatigue severity and neurocognitive functions in the real setting of Ramadan in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Heliyon 6(5) (2020)

Abdulrahman Alfahadi; Syed Shahid Habib; Koloud Alharbi; Deema Alturki; Fatimah Alshamrani; Shahid Bashir

Effects of Ramadan on cognitive functions in young boys

Libyan Journal of Medicine 19(1) (2024)

Amira Miladi; Mohamed Ali Saafi; Imed Latiri

Effects of resveratrol alone or in combination with piperine on cerebral blood flow parameters and cognitive performance in human subjects: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, cross-over investigation

British Journal of Nutrition 112(2) (2014)

Emma L. Wightman; Jonathon L. Reay; Crystal F. Haskell; Gary Williamson; Tristan P. Dew; David O. Kennedy

The Effects of Intermittent Fasting on Brain and Cognitive Function

Nutrients 13(9) (2021)

Jip Gudden; Alejandro Arias Vasquez; Mirjam Bloemendaal

Anthropometric, Psychosocial, Physiological, and Postural Observances During Ramadan in Men With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

American Journal of Men's Health 16(1) (2022)

Marwa Mekki; Thierry Paillard; Ezdine Bouhlel; Roy J. Shephard; Zouhair Tabka; Yassine Trabelsi

Nutritional Impact on Metabolic Homeostasis and Brain Health

Frontiers in Neuroscience 15 (2022)

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Religious and culturally conscious sleep care for Muslim patients: Clinical considerations and recommendations

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Bilal Irfan; Hrayr Attarian; Muna Irfan; Abdulghani Sankari; Denise Kirschner; Meena Khan

Total Joint Arthroplasty During Ramadan

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Ahmed Siddiqi; Paul B. Jacob; Khalid M. Yousuf

Ramadan and the Risk of Sports Injuries

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Roy J. Shephard

Effects of Ramadan fasting on the diurnal variations of physical and cognitive performances at rest and after exercise in professional football players

Frontiers in Psychology 14 (2023)

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Transdermal testosterone improves verbal learning and memory in postmenopausal women not on oestrogen therapy

Clinical Endocrinology 81(4) (2014)

Susan R. Davis; Fiona Jane; Penelope J. Robinson; Sonia L. Davison; Roisin Worsley; Paul Maruff; Robin J. Bell

Awareness of Eating Disorders, Nutritional Knowledge, and Emotionally Driven Eating Among Polish Adolescents Aged 15–17—A Pilot Study

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Emergency department resource utilization during Ramadan: distinct and reproducible patterns over a 4-year period in Abu Dhabi

European Journal of Emergency Medicine 25(1) (2018)

Kamna S. Balhara; Scott Levin; Gai Cole; James Scheulen; Xavier P. Anton; Hameed Ali Fazlur Rahiman; Sarah A. Stewart de Ramirez

Impact of Ramadan fasting on disease activity in patients with multiple sclerosis: a multicenter study

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Amr Hassan; Nahla Merghany; Fatima Ouchkat; Wafa Regragui; Hanaa Kedah; Sherif M. Hamdy; Maged Abdel-Naseer; Hatem S. Shehata; Nevin M. Shalaby; Nirmeen A. Kishk; Mona A. F. Nada; Mohamed I. Hegazy; Marwa Farghaly; Sandra M. Ahmed; Mona Hussein

The fast and the studious? Ramadan observance and student performance

Journal of Population Economics 39(4) (2026)

Kyra Hanemaaijer; Olivier Marie; Marco Musumeci

Implications of oxidative stress in the brain plasticity originated by fasting: a BOLD-fMRI study

Nutritional Neuroscience 20(9) (2017)

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Effects of 25-Min Nap Opportunity during Ramadan Observance on the 5-m Shuttle Run Performance and the Perception of Fatigue in Physically Active Men

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17(9) (2020)

Hsen Hsouna; Omar Boukhris; Khaled Trabelsi; Raouf Abdessalem; Achraf Ammar; Khadijah Irandoust; Morteza Taheri; Nizar Souissi; Roy Jesse Shephard; Sergio Garbarino; Nicola Luigi Bragazzi; Hamdi Chtourou

Effects of Three Consecutive Days of Diurnal Intermittent Fasting on Cognitive Function, Psychomotor Vigilance, and Sleep Quality in Adolescent Male Soccer Players: A Quasi-Experimental Parallel-Group Study

Nutrients 18(15) (2026)

Hamza Baati; Sabra Ouni; Fida Ayachi; Feriel Amor; Mevlüt Yıldız; Halil İbrahim Ceylan; Raul Ioan Muntean; Omaima Chrif; MoezAlIslam E. Faris; Wissem Dhahbi

Sporadic fasting reduces attentional control without altering overall executive function in a binary classification task

Physiology & Behavior 260 (2023)

M. Ballestero-Arnau; B. Rodríguez-Herreros; N. Nuño-Bermúdez; T. Cunillera