Scientific Research

The U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council (USHBC) funds research studies that are grounded in sound science, use rigorous methodology, and are conducted by autonomous researchers at well-established institutions. All published research is submitted to peer-reviewed journals by the researcher, independent of the USHBC.

Explore the full overview of research specifically funded by the USHBC, and examine the full body of evidence on blueberry science by browsing the research topics below.

Blueberry treatment decreased D-galactose-induced oxidative stress and brain damage in rats

Jale Çoban, Işın Doğan-Ekici, A Fatih Aydın, Esra Betül-Kalaz, Semra Doğru-Abbasoğlu, Müjdat Uysal
Metab Brain Dis . 2015 Jun;30(3):793-802.
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A single serving of blueberry (V. corymbosum) modulates peripheral arterial dysfunction induced by acute cigarette smoking in young volunteers: a randomized-controlled trial

Cristian Del Bo', Marisa Porrini, Daniela Fracassetti, Jonica Campolo, Dorothy Klimis-Zacas, Patrizia Riso
Food Funct . 2014 Dec;5(12):3107-16.
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Dietary blueberry and bifidobacteria attenuate nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in rats by affecting SIRT1-mediated signaling pathway

Tingting Ren, Chao Huang, Mingliang Cheng
Oxid Med Cell Longev . 2014;2014:469059.
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A blueberry-enriched diet improves renal function and reduces oxidative stress in metabolic syndrome animals: potential mechanism of TLR4-MAPK signaling pathway

Anand R Nair, Carrie M Elks, Jorge Vila, Fabio Del Piero, Daniel B Paulsen, Joseph Francis
PLoS One . 2014 Nov 5;9(11):e111976.
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Effects of a single dose of a flavonoid-rich blueberry drink on memory in 8 to 10 y old children

Adrian R Whyte, Claire M Williams
Nutrition . 2015 Mar;31(3):531-4.
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Blueberry anthocyanins-enriched extracts attenuate the cyclophosphamide-induced lung toxicity

Dehong Tan, Yunen Liu, Lin Shi, Bin Li, Ling Liu, Bing Bai, Xianjun Meng, Mingxiao Hou, Xiaoxu Liu, Lei Sheng, Xinyue Luo
Chem Biol Interact . 2014 Oct 5;222:106-11.
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Atmospheric cold plasma inactivation of aerobic microorganisms on blueberries and effects on quality attributes

Alison Lacombe, Brendan A Niemira, Joshua B Gurtler, Xuetong Fan, Joseph Sites, Glenn Boyd, Haiqiang Chen
Food Microbiol . 2015 Apr;46:479-484.
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Evaluation of blueberry juice in mouse azoxymethane-induced aberrant crypts and oxidative damage

Isela Alvarez-González, Fernando Garcia-Melo, Verónica R Vásquez-Garzón, Saúl Villa-Treviño, E Osiris Madrigal-Santillán, José A Morales-González, Jorge A Mendoza-Pérez, Eduardo Madrigal-Bujaidar
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med . 2014;2014:379890.
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Rabbiteye blueberry prevents osteoporosis in ovariectomized rats

Tao Li, Shou-Mian Wu, Zhi-Yuan Xu, Sheng Ou-Yang
J Orthop Surg Res . 2014 Aug 8;9:56.
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Changes in polyphenols and expression levels of related genes in ‘Duke’ blueberries stored under high CO2 levels

Jamil Harb, Omar Saleh, Dominikus Kittemann, Daniel Alexandre Neuwald, Thomas Hoffmann, Ralf Reski, Wilfried Schwab
J Agric Food Chem . 2014 Jul 30;62(30):7460-7. doi: 10.1021/jf5024774.
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