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.

Increasing antioxidant activity and reducing decay of blueberries by essential oils

Chien Y Wang, Shiow Y Wang, Chitsun Chen
J Agric Food Chem . 2008 May 28;56(10):3587-92.
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Berry extracts exert different antiproliferative effects against cervical and colon cancer cells grown in vitro

Gordon J McDougall, Heather A Ross, Magnus Ikeji, Derek Stewart
J Agric Food Chem . 2008 May 14;56(9):3016-23.
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Satiety in rats following blueberry extract consumption induced by appetite-suppressing mechanisms unrelated to in vitro or in vivo antioxidant capacity

Molan, A.L. Search author for Molan, A.L. , Lila, M.A., Mawson, J.
Food chemistry, v. 107,.3 pp. 1039-1044.
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Dietary berries and ellagic acid diminish estrogen-mediated mammary tumorigenesis in ACI rats

Harini S Aiyer, Cidambi Srinivasan, Ramesh C Gupta
Nutr Cancer . 2008;60(2):227-34.
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Blueberry prevents bone loss in ovariectomized rat model of postmenopausal osteoporosis

Latha Devareddy, Shirin Hooshmand, Julie K Collins, Edralin A Lucas, Sheau C Chai, Bahram H Arjmandi
J Nutr Biochem. 2008 Oct;19(10):694-9.
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Instrumental and sensory quality characteristics of blueberry fruit from twelve cultivars

Saftner, Robert, Polashock, James, Ehlenfeldt, Mark, Vinyard, Bryan
Postharvest biology and technology, v. 49,.1 pp. 19. doi: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2008.01.008
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Probiotics and blueberry attenuate the severity of dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced colitis

Nadia Osman, Diya Adawi, Siv Ahrné, Bengt Jeppsson, Göran Molin
Dig Dis Sci . 2008 Sep;53(9):2464-73.
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Berry fruit supplementation and the aging brain

Barbara Shukitt-Hale, Francis C Lau, James A Joseph
J Agric Food Chem . 2008 Feb 13;56(3):636-41.
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Regulation of adipocyte function by anthocyanins; possibility of preventing the metabolic syndrome

Takanori Tsuda
J Agric Food Chem . 2008 Feb 13;56(3):642-6.
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Identification of anthocyanins in the liver, eye, and brain of blueberry-fed pigs

Wilhelmina Kalt, Jeffrey B Blumberg, Jane E McDonald, Melinda R Vinqvist-Tymchuk, Sherry A E Fillmore, Brigitte A Graf, Jennifer M O'Leary, Paul E Milbury
J Agric Food Chem. 2008 Feb 13;56(3):705-12.
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