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.

Whole blueberry powder inhibits metastasis of triple negative breast cancer in a xenograft mouse model through modulation of inflammatory cytokines

Noriko Kanaya, Lynn Adams, Ayano Takasaki, Shiuan Chen
Nutr Cancer . 2014;66(2):242-8.
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A novel water-assisted pulsed light processing for decontamination of blueberries

Yaoxin Huang, Haiqiang Chen
Food Microbiol . 2014 Jun;40:1-8.
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Anthocyanin determination in blueberry extracts from various cultivars and their antiproliferative and apoptotic properties in B16-F10 metastatic murine melanoma cells

Andrea Bunea, Dumitriţa Rugină, Zoriţa Sconţa, Raluca M Pop, Adela Pintea, Carmen Socaciu, Flaviu Tăbăran, Charlotte Grootaert, Karin Struijs, John VanCamp
Phytochemistry . 2013 Nov;95:436-44.
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Evidence for anti-cancer properties of blueberries: a mini-review

Sarah A Johnson, Bahram H Arjmandi
Anticancer Agents Med Chem . 2013 Oct;13(8):1142-8.
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Effects of exercise with or without blueberries in the diet on cardio-metabolic risk factors: an exploratory pilot study in healthy subjects

Sofia Nyberg, Edvard Gerring, Solveig Gjellan, Marta Vergara, Torbjörn Lindström, Fredrik H Nystrom
Ups J Med Sci . 2013 Nov;118(4):247-55.
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Stilbenes and anthocyanins reduce stress signaling in BV-2 mouse microglia

Amanda N Carey, Derek R Fisher, Agnes M Rimando, Stacey M Gomes, Donna F Bielinski, Barbara Shukitt-Hale
J Agric Food Chem . 2013 Jun 26;61(25):5979-86.
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Plasma antioxidant capacity changes following a meal as a measure of the ability of a food to alter in vivo antioxidant status

Ronald L Prior, Liwei Gu, Xianli Wu, Robert A Jacob, Gity Sotoudeh, Adel A Kader, Richard A Cook
J Am Coll Nutr . 2007 Apr;26(2):170-81.
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Effect of blueberry pretreatment on diethylnitrosamine-induced oxidative stress and liver injury in rats

İlknur Bingül, Canan Başaran-Küçükgergin, Merva Soluk Tekkeşin, Vakur Olgaç, Semra Doğru-Abbasoğlu, Müjdat Uysal
Environ Toxicol Pharmacol . 2013 Sep;36(2):529-538.
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Blueberry intervention improves vascular reactivity and lowers blood pressure in high-fat-, high-cholesterol-fed rats

Ana Rodriguez-Mateos, Akari Ishisaka, Kazuaki Mawatari, Alberto Vidal-Diez, Jeremy P E Spencer, Junji Terao
Br J Nutr . 2013 May 28;109(10):1746-54.
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Dietary levels of pure flavonoids improve spatial memory performance and increase hippocampal brain-derived neurotrophic factor

Catarina Rendeiro, David Vauzour, Marcus Rattray, Pierre Waffo-Téguo, Jean Michel Mérillon, Laurie T Butler, Claire M Williams, Jeremy P E Spencer
PLoS One . 2013 May 28;8(5):e63535.
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