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.

Six weeks daily ingestion of whole blueberry powder increases natural killer cell counts and reduces arterial stiffness in sedentary males and females

Lisa S McAnulty, Scott R Collier, Michael J Landram, D Stanton Whittaker, Sydeena E Isaacs, Jason M Klemka, Sarah L Cheek, Jennifer C Arms, Steven R McAnulty
Nutr Res . 2014 Jul;34(7):577-84.
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Antimicrobial activity of controlled-release chlorine dioxide gas on fresh blueberries

Xiuxiu Sun, Jinhe Bai, Christopher Ference, Zhe Wang, Yifan Zhang, Jan Narciso, Kequan Zhou
J Food Prot . 2014 Jul;77(7):1127-32.
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Urinary excretion of phenolic acids in rats fed cranberry, blueberry, or black raspberry powder

Ramesh Khanal, Luke R Howard, Ronald L Prior
J Agric Food Chem . 2014 May 7;62(18):3987-96.
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Blueberry supplementation improves memory in middle-aged mice fed a high-fat diet

Amanda N Carey, Stacey M Gomes, Barbara Shukitt-Hale
J Agric Food Chem. 2014 May 7;62(18):3972-8.
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Chemopreventive and therapeutic activity of dietary blueberry against estrogen-mediated breast cancer

Jeyaprakash Jeyabalan, Farrukh Aqil, Radha Munagala, Lakshmanan Annamalai, Manicka V Vadhanam, Ramesh C Gupta
J Agric Food Chem. 2014 May 7;62(18):3963-71.
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Survival of Listeria monocytogenes on fresh blueberries (Vaccinium corymbosum) stored under controlled atmosphere and ozone

Anibal Concha-Meyer, Joseph Eifert, Robert Williams, Joseph Marcy, Gregory Welbaum
J Food Prot . 2014 May;77(5):832-6.
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Effects of chitosan-essential oil coatings on safety and quality of fresh blueberries

Xiuxiu Sun, Jan Narciso, Zhe Wang, Christopher Ference, Jinhe Bai, Kequan Zhou
J Food Sci . 2014 May;79(5):M955-60.
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Protective effects of blueberries (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) extract against cadmium-induced hepatotoxicity in mice

Pin Gong, Fu-xin Chen, Lan Wang, Jing Wang, Sai Jin, Yang-min Ma
Environ Toxicol Pharmacol . 2014 May;37(3):1015-27.
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Role of TLR4 in lipopolysaccharide-induced acute kidney injury: protection by blueberry

Anand R Nair, Gustavo S Masson, Philip J Ebenezer, Fabio Del Piero, Joseph Francis
Free Radic Biol Med . 2014 Jun;71:16-25.
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Antimicrobial effect of blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) extracts against the growth of Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella Enteritidis

Shen, Xiao, Sun, Xiaohong, Xie, Qingchao, Liu, Haiquan, Zhao, Yong, Pan, Yingjie, Hwang, Cheng-An, Wu, Vivian C.H.
Food control, v. 35,.1 pp. 159.
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