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.

Efficient quantification of the health-relevant anthocyanin and phenolic acid profiles in commercial cultivars and breeding selections of blueberries ( Vaccinium spp.)

Gad G Yousef, Allan F Brown, Yayoi Funakoshi, Flaubert Mbeunkui, Mary H Grace, James R Ballington, Ann Loraine, Mary A Lila
J Agric Food Chem . 2013 May 22;61(20):4806-15. doi: 10.1021/jf400823s.
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Dietary supplementation of blueberry juice enhances hepatic expression of metallothionein and attenuates liver fibrosis in rats

Yuping Wang, Mingliang Cheng, Baofang Zhang, Fei Nie, Hongmei Jiang
PLoS One . 2013;8(3):e58659.
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Changes in gene expression in the rat hippocampus following exposure to 56Fe particles and protection by berry diets

Barbara Shukitt-Hale, Francis C Lau, Vivian Cheng, Katharine Luskin, Amanda N Carey, Kirsty Carrihill-Knoll, Bernard M Rabin, James A Joseph
Cent Nerv Syst Agents Med Chem . 2013 Mar;13(1):36-42.
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Blueberry juice causes potent relaxation of rat aortic rings via the activation of potassium channels and the H₂S pathway

Louise A Horrigan, Catherine A Holohan, Gráinne A Lawless, Melissa A Murtagh, Carmel T Williams, Christina M Webster
Food Funct . 2013 Feb 26;4(3):392-400.
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Effect of blueberry feeding on lipids and oxidative stress in the serum, liver and aorta of guinea pigs fed on a high-cholesterol diet

Jale Çoban, Betül Evran, Ferda Özkan, Aydın Çevık, Semra Doğru-Abbasoğlu, Müjdat Uysal
Biosci Biotechnol Biochem . 2013;77(2):389-91.
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Effect of dietary blueberry (Vaccinium ashei Reade) leaves on serum and hepatic lipid levels in rats

Kumiko Yuji, Hiroshi Sakaida, Takanori Kai, Nobuhiro Fukuda, Chizuko Yukizaki, Miho Sakai, Hirohito Tsubouchi, Hiroaki Kataoka
J Oleo Sci . 2013;62(2):89-96.
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A single portion of blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L) improves protection against DNA damage but not vascular function in healthy male volunteers

Cristian Del Bó, Patrizia Riso, Jonica Campolo, Peter Møller, Steffen Loft, Dorothy Klimis-Zacas, Ada Brambilla, Anna Rizzolo, Marisa Porrini
Nutr Res . 2013 Mar;33(3):220-7.
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Composition of polyphenols and antioxidant activity of rabbiteye blueberry (Vaccinium ashei) in Nanjing

Chunyang Li, Jin Feng, Wu-Yang Huang, Xiao-Ting An
J Agric Food Chem . 2013 Jan 23;61(3):523-31. doi: 10.1021/jf3046158.
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High anthocyanin intake is associated with a reduced risk of myocardial infarction in young and middle-aged women

Aedín Cassidy, Kenneth J Mukamal, Lydia Liu, Mary Franz, A Heather Eliassen, Eric B Rimm
Circulation . 2013 Jan 15;127(2):188-96.
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Antioxidant and α-glucosidase inhibitory phenolics isolated from highbush blueberry flowers

Chunpeng Wan, Tao Yuan, Amanda L Cirello, Navindra P Seeram
Food Chem . 2012 Dec 1;135(3):1929-37. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2012.06.056.
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