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.

Determination of organic acids in Vaccinium berry standard reference materials

Melissa M Phillips, Ryan J Case, Catherine A Rimmer, Lane C Sander, Katherine E Sharpless, Stephen A Wise, James H Yen
Anal Bioanal Chem . 2010 Sep;398(1):425-34. doi: 10.1007/s00216-010-3916-0.
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Effects of blueberry on hepatic fibrosis and transcription factor Nrf2 in rats

Yu-Ping Wang, Ming-Liang Cheng, Bao-Fang Zhang, Mao Mu, Jun Wu
World J Gastroenterol. 2010 Jun 7;16(21):2657-63.
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Berries and ellagic acid prevent estrogen-induced mammary tumorigenesis by modulating enzymes of estrogen metabolism

Harini S Aiyer, Ramesh C Gupta
Cancer Prev Res (Phila) . 2010 Jun;3(6):727-37.
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Blueberry phytochemicals inhibit growth and metastatic potential of MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells through modulation of the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase pathway

Lynn S Adams, Sheryl Phung, Natalie Yee, Navindra P Seeram, Liya Li, Shiuan Chen
Cancer Res . 2010 May 1;70(9):3594-605.
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Blueberry supplementation attenuates microglial activation in hippocampal intraocular grafts to aged hosts

Lauren M Willis, Linnea Freeman, Paula C Bickford, E Matthew Quintero, Claudia D Umphlet, Alfred B Moore, Laura Goetzl, Ann-Charlotte Granholm
Glia . 2010 Apr 15;58(6):679-90.
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Recent research on polyphenolics in vision and eye health

Wilhelmina Kalt, Anne Hanneken, Paul Milbury, Francois Tremblay
J Agric Food Chem . 2010 Apr 14;58(7):4001-7.
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Xenobiotic metabolism and berry flavonoid transport across the blood-brain barrier

Paul E Milbury, Wilhelmina Kalt
J Agric Food Chem. 2010 Apr 14;58(7):3950-6.
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Identification of flavonoid and phenolic antioxidants in black currants, blueberries, raspberries, red currants, and cranberries

Gina Borges, Alexandra Degeneve, William Mullen, Alan Crozier
J Agric Food Chem . 2010 Apr 14;58(7):3901-9. doi: 10.1021/jf902263n.
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Hepatic gene expression related to lower plasma cholesterol in hamsters fed high-fat diets supplemented with blueberry peels and peel extract

Hyunsook Kim, Glenn E Bartley, Agnes M Rimando, Wallace Yokoyama
J Agric Food Chem . 2010 Apr 14;58(7):3984-91.
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Purified blueberry anthocyanins and blueberry juice alter development of obesity in mice fed an obesogenic high-fat diet

Ronald L Prior, Samuel E Wilkes, Theodore R Rogers, Ramesh C Khanal, Xianli Wu, Luke R Howard
J Agric Food Chem . 2010 Apr 14;58(7):3970-6.
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