Research.
Every peer-reviewed study on fascia in one place — graded for strength of evidence, summarised in plain language for clinicians, researchers, and curious patients.
We grade studies from A to 1A+++ using the Fascia Research Database rubric — 1A+++ is the strongest.
- A++2018
Ascorbic acid in cancer treatment: let the phoenix fly
Niraj Shenoy, Edward Creagan, Thomas Witzig, Mark LevineThis review article discusses the renewed interest in Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) as a potential anti-cancer agent. When administered intravenously, Vitamin C can reach much higher concentrations in the body than when tak…
cancerVitamin Cascorbatepharmacokinetics - A++2017
Hypovitaminosis C and vitamin C deficiency in critically ill patients despite recommended enteral and parenteral intakes
Anitra C Carr, Patrice C Rosengrave, Simone Bayer, Steve Chambers, Jan Mehrtens, Geoff M ShawThis study investigated vitamin C levels in 44 critically ill patients in an intensive care unit (ICU). Researchers found that most patients had low vitamin C levels (hypovitaminosis C), and one-third were severely defi…
Vitamin CsepsisIntensive careHypovitaminosis CCritical illness - A++2015
Fruit, vegetable and vitamin C intakes and plasma vitamin C: cross-sectional associations with insulin resistance and glycaemia in 9-10 year-old children
A S Donin, J E Dent, C M Nightingale, N Sattar, C G Owen, A R Rudnicka, M R Perkin, A M Stephen, S A Jebb, D G Cook, P…This cross-sectional study of over 2000 children in the UK examined the relationship between vitamin C and risk factors for type 2 diabetes. Researchers found that higher levels of vitamin C in the blood were associated…
Vitamin Cinsulin resistensglycaemiadiabetes type 2 - A++2013
Vitamin C in Disease Prevention and Cure: An Overview
Shailja Chambial, Shailendra Dwivedi, Kamla Kant Shukla, Placheril J John, Praveen SharmaThis narrative review provides an overview of Vitamin C's many roles in the body. It is essential for developing and maintaining connective tissues, and plays a key part in bone formation, wound healing, and gum health.…
cancerdiabetesVitamin CImmunityinfertility - A++1990
Immunological evidence for the accumulation of lipoprotein(a) in the atherosclerotic lesion of the hypoascorbemic guinea pig
M Rath, L PaulingThis animal study investigated the link between vitamin C, a specific cholesterol particle called Lipoprotein(a) or Lp(a), and atherosclerosis. Researchers found that guinea pigs, which like humans cannot produce their…
Vitamin CAscorbic acidAtherosclerosis - A++1978
Ascorbic acid status in idiopathic hemochromatosis
P Brissot, Y Deugnier, A Le Treut, F Regnouard, M Simon, M BourelThis study investigated Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) levels in patients with idiopathic hemochromatosis, a condition characterized by excessive iron accumulation. The results showed that untreated patients had significantl…
Vitamin Ciron overloadHemochromatosis - A++1975
SYNTHESIS AND SOME MAJOR FUNCTIONS OF VITAMIN C IN ANIMALS
I B Chatterjee, A K Majumder, B K Nandi, N SubramanianVitamin C, or ascorbic acid, is essential for most living things, but some animals, including humans, cannot produce it themselves. Historically, determining an animal's ability to synthesize Vitamin C required feeding…
StressVitamin Csyntesisanimalhistamin