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.

Fruit polyphenols and their effects on neuronal signaling and behavior in senescence

James A Joseph, Barbara Shukitt-Hale, Francis C Lau
Ann N Y Acad Sci . 2007 Apr;1100:470-85.
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Effect of anthocyanin fractions from selected cultivars of Georgia-grown blueberries on apoptosis and phase II enzymes

Anita Srivastava, Casimir C Akoh, Joan Fischer, Gerard Krewer
J Agric Food Chem . 2007 Apr 18;55(8):3180-5.
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Effect of a simple chlorine dioxide method for controlling five foodborne pathogens, yeasts and molds on blueberries

Wu, V.C.H., Kim, B.
Food microbiology, v. 24, pp. 794-800.
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Phyto-oestrogen content of berries, and plasma concentrations and urinary excretion of enterolactone after a single strawberry-meal in human subjects

W M Mazur, M Uehara, K Wähälä, H Adlercreutz
Br J Nutr. 2000 Apr;83(4):381-7. PMID: 10858696.
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Contents of anthocyanins and ellagitannins in selected foods consumed in Finland

Jani M Koponen, Anu M Happonen, Pirjo H Mattila, A Riitta Törrönen
J Agric Food Chem . 2007 Feb 21;55(4):1612-9. doi: 10.1021/jf062897a.
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BBGD: an online database for blueberry genomic data

Nadim W Alkharouf, Anik L Dhanaraj, Dhananjay Naik, Chris Overall, Benjamin F Matthews, Lisa J Rowland
BMC Plant Biol . 2007 Jan 30;7:5. doi: 10.1186/1471-2229-7-5.
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Inhibitory effects of blueberry extract on the production of inflammatory mediators in lipopolysaccharide-activated BV2 microglia

Francis C Lau, Donna F Bielinski, James A Joseph
J Neurosci Res . 2007 Apr;85(5):1010-7.
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Antioxidant activity, anthocyanins, and phenolics of rabbiteye blueberry (Vaccinium ashei) fluid products as affected by fermentation

Su, M.S., Chien, P.J.
Food chemistry, v. 104,.1 pp. 182-187.
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Pterostilbene, an active constituent of blueberries, suppresses aberrant crypt foci formation in the azoxymethane-induced colon carcinogenesis model in rats

Nanjoo Suh, Shiby Paul, Xingpei Hao, Barbara Simi, Hang Xiao, Agnes M Rimando, Bandaru S Reddy
Clin Cancer Res . 2007 Jan 1;13(1):350-5.
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In vitro binding of bile acids by blueberries (Vaccinium spp.), plums (Prunus spp.), prunes (Prunus spp.), strawberries (Fragaria X ananassa), cherries (Malpighia punicifolia), cranberries (Vaccinium macrocarpon) and apples (Malus sylvestris)

Kahlon, T.S., Smith, G.E.
Food chemistry, v. 100,.3 pp. 1182.
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