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.

Comparison of the relative recovery of polyphenolics in two fruit extracts from a model of degradation during digestion and metabolism

David E Stevenson, Janine M Cooney, Dwayne J Jensen, Jingli Zhang, Reginald Wibisono
Mol Nutr Food Res . 2007 Aug;51(8):939-45.
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Endotoxin- and D-galactosamine-induced liver injury improved by the administration of Lactobacillus, Bifidobacterium and blueberry

N Osman, D Adawi, S Ahrné, B Jeppsson, G Molin
Dig Liver Dis . 2007 Sep;39(9):849-56.
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Dopamine and Abeta-induced stress signaling and decrements in Ca2+ buffering in primary neonatal hippocampal cells are antagonized by blueberry extract

J A Joseph, A Carey, G J Brewer, F C Lau, D R Fisher
J Alzheimers Dis . 2007 Jul;11(4):433-46.
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Impact of multiple genetic polymorphisms on effects of a 4-week blueberry juice intervention on ex vivo induced lymphocytic DNA damage in human volunteers

Lonneke C Wilms, Agnes W Boots, Vincent C J de Boer, Lou M Maas, Daniëlle M F A Pachen, Ralph W H Gottschalk, Hans B Ketelslegers, Roger W L Godschalk, Guido R M M Haenen, Frederik J van Schooten, Jos C S Kleinjans
Carcinogenesis . 2007 Aug;28(8):1800-6.
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Selected bioactivities of Vaccinium berries and other fruit crops in relation to their phenolic contents

Kalt, Wilhelmina, Howell, Amy B., MacKinnon, Shawna L., Goldman, Irwin L.
Journal of the science of food and agriculture, v. 87,.12 pp. 2279-2285. doi: 10.1002/jsfa.2985
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Availability of blueberry phenolics for microbial metabolism in the colon and the potential inflammatory implications

Wendy R Russell, Aurélie Labat, Lorraine Scobbie, Sylvia H Duncan
Mol Nutr Food Res . 2007 Jun;51(6):726-31.
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Cranberry and blueberry: evidence for protective effects against cancer and vascular diseases

Catherine C Neto
Mol Nutr Food Res . 2007 Jun;51(6):652-64.
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A blueberry-enriched diet provides cellular protection against oxidative stress and reduces a kainate-induced learning impairment in rats

Kara B Duffy, Edward L Spangler, Bryan D Devan, Zhihong Guo, Jonna L Bowker, Anne M Janas, Adrienne Hagepanos, Robin K Minor, Rafael DeCabo, Peter R Mouton, Barbara Shukitt-Hale, James A Joseph, Donald K Ingram
Neurobiol Aging . 2008 Nov;29(11):1680-9.
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Temporal sequence of cell wall disassembly events in developing fruits. 2. Analysis of blueberry (Vaccinium species)

Ariel R Vicente, Claudia Ortugno, Hernan Rosli, Ann L T Powell, L Carl Greve, John M Labavitch
J Agric Food Chem . 2007 May 16;55(10):4125-30. doi: 10.1021/jf063548j.
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Selected fruits reduce azoxymethane (AOM)-induced aberrant crypt foci (ACF) in Fisher 344 male rats

J Boateng, M Verghese, L Shackelford, L T Walker, J Khatiwada, S Ogutu, D S Williams, J Jones, M Guyton, D Asiamah, F Henderson, L Grant, M DeBruce, A Johnson, S Washington, C B Chawan
Food Chem Toxicol . 2007 May;45(5):725-32.
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