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 anthocyanins: protection against ageing and light-induced damage in retinal pigment epithelial cells

Yixiang Liu, Xue Song, Di Zhang, Feng Zhou, Dan Wang, Ying Wei, Fengyi Gao, Liyang Xie, Gang Jia, Wei Wu, Baoping Ji
Br J Nutr . 2012 Jul 14;108(1):16-27.
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Effect of New Zealand blueberry consumption on recovery from eccentric exercise-induced muscle damage

Yanita McLeay, Matthew J Barnes, Toby Mundel, Suzanne M Hurst, Roger D Hurst, Stephen R Stannard
J Int Soc Sports Nutr . 2012 Jul 11;9(1):19.
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Procyanidin, anthocyanin, and chlorogenic acid contents of highbush and lowbush blueberries

Ana Rodriguez-Mateos, Tania Cifuentes-Gomez, Setareh Tabatabaee, Caroline Lecras, Jeremy P E Spencer
J Agric Food Chem . 2012 Jun 13;60(23):5772-8. doi: 10.1021/jf203812w.
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Berry fruit enhances beneficial signaling in the brain

Marshall G Miller, Barbara Shukitt-Hale
J Agric Food Chem . 2012 Jun 13;60(23):5709-15.
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Beneficial effects of blueberries in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis

Xin, J, Feinstein DI, Heyna MJ, Lorens SA
J Agric Food Chem . 2012 Jun 13;60(23):5743-8.
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Blueberry anthocyanins at doses of 0.5 and 1 % lowered plasma cholesterol by increasing fecal excretion of acidic and neutral sterols in hamsters fed a cholesterol-enriched diet

Yintong Liang, Jingnan Chen, Yuanyuan Zuo, Ka Ying Ma, Yue Jiang, Yu Huang, Zhen-Yu Chen
Eur J Nutr . 2013 Apr;52(3):869-75.
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Inhibition of estrogen-mediated mammary tumorigenesis by blueberry and black raspberry

Srivani Ravoori, Manicka V Vadhanam, Farrukh Aqil, Ramesh C Gupta
J Agric Food Chem . 2012 Jun 6;60(22):5547-55.
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Genotype and growing season influence blueberry antioxidant capacity and other quality attributes

Wang, Shiow Y., Chen, Hangjun, Camp, Mary J., Ehlenfeldt, Mark K.
International journal of food science & technology, v. 47,.7 pp. 1540.
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Antioxidant anthocyanins screening through spectrum–effect relationships and DPPH-HPLC-DAD analysis on nine cultivars of introduced rabbiteye blueberry in China

Sun, Li-Qiong, Ding, Xiao-Ping, Qi, Jin, Yu, Hong, He, Shan-an, Zhang, Jian, Ge, Hai-Xia, Yu, Bo-Yang
Food chemistry, v. 132,.2 pp. 759-765. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2011.11.030
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Blueberry supplementation induces spatial memory improvements and region-specific regulation of hippocampal BDNF mRNA expression in young rats

Catarina Rendeiro, David Vauzour, Rebecca J Kean, Laurie T Butler, Marcus Rattray, Jeremy P E Spencer, Claire M Williams
Psychopharmacology (Berl) . 2012 Oct;223(3):319-30.
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