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Every peer-reviewed study on fascia in one place — graded for strength of evidence, summarised in plain language for clinicians, researchers, and curious readers.

We grade studies from A to 1A+++ using the Fascia Research Database rubric — 1A+++ is the strongest.

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2,806
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602
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2,783
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TopicAllfascia233extracellular matrix51hyaluronan46inflammation40Connective tissue39mechanotransduction36collagen32Vitamin C31Manual Therapy30acupuncture24
GradeAll1A+++41A++21A+42A++++1A+++317A++236A+84A435
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  1. A
    2005

    Dynamic fibroblast cytoskeletal response to subcutaneous tissue stretch ex vivo and in vivo

    H M Langevin, N A Bouffard, G J Badger, J C Iatridis, A K Howe

    In this animal study, researchers investigated how fibroblasts, the primary cells in connective tissue, respond to mechanical stretch. By stretching subcutaneous tissue from mice, both in tissue samples (ex vivo) and in…

    Connective tissueTensegritymechanotransductionmusculoskeletal manipulationsacupuncture
  2. A
    2005

    Cell–Matrix Entanglement and Mechanical Anchorage of Fibroblasts in Three-dimensional Collagen Matrices

    H Jiang, F Grinnell

    Researchers studied how fibroblasts, a key connective tissue cell, behave within a three-dimensional collagen matrix that mimics body tissues. They found the cells' ability to engulf particles (phagocytosis) was reduced…

    fibroblastcollagen matrixcell-matrix addesion
  3. A++
    2005

    Deleterious effects of omitting breakfast on insulin sensitivity and fasting lipid profiles in healthy lean women

    Hamid R Farshchi, Moira A Taylor, Ian A Macdonald

    This randomized crossover trial investigated how breakfast habits affect metabolism in healthy, lean women over two-week periods. The results suggest that omitting breakfast led to impaired insulin sensitivity and highe…

    omitting breakfastinsulin sensitivity
  4. A
    2005

    A stromal address code defined by fibroblasts

    G Parsonage, A D Filer, O Haworth, G B Nash, G E Rainger, M Salmon, C D Buckley

    This 2005 review article explores how immune cells (leukocytes) navigate within the body's tissues. The authors propose that fibroblasts create a "stromal address code" that acts as a local guidance system. This code di…

    inflammationfibroblaststromal adress codeleukocyte
  5. A
    2005

    An Introduction to Human Biophoton Emission

    Roeland Van Wijk, Eduard P A Van Wijk

    This narrative review explores biophoton emission, the ultraweak light naturally produced by all living systems, including the human body. The authors compiled and analyzed existing research, which has investigated how…

    acupuncturebiophotonsSkinultraweak photon emissionconsciousness
  6. A
    2005

    Cell tension, matrix mechanics, and cancer development

    Sui Huang, Donald E Ingber

    Doctors can often diagnose cancer by feeling for tissue stiffness, and this study explores how this mechanical property contributes to cancer development. The researchers suggest that the stiff extracellular matrix in t…

    extracellular matrixcancercytoskeletonmechanotransduction
  7. B
    2004

    Lactate metabolism: a new paradigm for the third millennium

    L B Gladden

    For a long time, lactate (often called lactic acid) was considered a metabolic waste product responsible for muscle fatigue. This 2004 review article describes a major shift in scientific understanding that began in the…

    LactateglycolysisO2muscle fatigueanoxia
  8. A
    2004

    TGF-beta signaling and the fibrotic response

    Andrew Leask, David J Abraham

    This 2004 narrative review discusses the molecular basis of fibrotic diseases, which are characterized by excessive production and deposition of connective tissue. The authors summarize the state of knowledge concerning…

    sclerodermaCTGFSmadMAP kinaseprostacyclin
  9. A
    2004

    Role of Extracellular Matrix in Adaptation of Tendon and Skeletal Muscle to Mechanical Loading

    MICHAEL KJÆR

    This review discusses how the extracellular matrix (ECM), particularly collagen, adapts to mechanical loading in tendons and muscles. Physical activity stimulates both the creation and breakdown of collagen, a process e…

    collagentendonsMechanical loadingECMskeletal muscles
  10. A
    2004

    Fibroblasts form a body-wide cellular network

    Helene M Langevin, Carson J Cornbrooks, Douglas J Taatjes

    In this mouse study, researchers investigated how cells called fibroblasts connect to one another within loose connective tissue. Using various microscopy techniques, they found that fibroblasts form an extensive, web-l…

    Connective tissueSubcutaneous tissueConnexinGap junctionsCell signaling
  11. A
    2004

    Integrins in Mechanotransduction

    Akira Katsumi, A Wayne Orr, Eleni Tzima, Martin Alexander Schwartz

    This 2004 review article examines how cells sense and respond to physical forces, a process known as mechanotransduction. The authors focus on integrins, a class of proteins that anchor cells to their surroundings and a…

    mechanotransductionIntegrins
  12. A
    2004

    Consciousness and Quantum Information Processing: Uncovering the Foundation for a Medicine of Light

    Bruce D Curtis, J J Hurtak

    This theoretical paper suggests a deeper connection between consciousness, light, and the body's information systems. The authors discuss how biophotons (biological light) may play a role in the body's self-organization…

    biophotonsultraweak photons