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Barbara Shukitt-Hale

Barbara Shukitt-Hale

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Medicine

D-Index
79
Citations
22247
World Ranking
17587
National Ranking
8792

Overview

Barbara Shukitt-Hale is affiliated with Tufts University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of Medicine, with a focus on Molecular Biology, Physiology, Nutrition and Dietetics, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, as well as Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Their research spans key topics such as Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities, Diet and Metabolism Studies, Nuts Composition and Effects, Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry, Nutritional Studies and Diet, Medicinal Plants and Neuroprotection, and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms.

Their recent published papers include:

  • Healthy Aging-Nutrition Matters: Start Early and Screen Often, 2021, Advances in Nutrition
  • Blueberry phenolics are associated with cognitive enhancement in supplemented healthy older adults, 2020, Food & Function
  • Dietary strawberry improves cognition in a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in older adults, 2021, British Journal Of Nutrition
  • A review of the effects of mushrooms on mood and neurocognitive health across the lifespan, 2024, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
  • Protective Effects of a Polyphenol-Rich Blueberry Extract on Adult Human Neural Progenitor Cells, 2022, Molecules

Frequent collaborators of Shukitt-Hale include:

  • Derek Fisher
  • Danielle S. Cahoon
  • Bernard M. Rabin
  • Dayong Wu
  • Marshall G. Miller

Their work has been published predominantly in venues such as:

  • Current Developments in Nutrition
  • Advances in Nutrition
  • Nutritional Neuroscience
  • Life Sciences in Space Research
  • Food & Function

Best Publications

  • Reversals of Age-Related Declines in Neuronal Signal Transduction, Cognitive, and Motor Behavioral Deficits with Blueberry, Spinach, or Strawberry Dietary Supplementation

    James A. Joseph;Barbara Shukitt-Hale;Natalia A. Denisova;Donna Bielinski

  • Blueberry Supplementation Improves Memory in Older Adults

    Robert Krikorian;Marcelle D Shidler;Tiffany A Nash;Wilhelmina Kalt

  • Effects of caffeine, sleep loss, and stress on cognitive performance and mood during U.S. Navy SEAL training

    Harris R. Lieberman;William J. Tharion;Barbara Shukitt-Hale;Karen L. Speckman

  • Anthocyanins in aged blueberry-fed rats are found centrally and may enhance memory.

    Cristina Andres-Lacueva;Barbara Shukitt-Hale;Rachel L. Galli;Olga Jauregui

  • Long-Term Dietary Strawberry, Spinach, or Vitamin E Supplementation Retards the Onset of Age-Related Neuronal Signal-Transduction and Cognitive Behavioral Deficits

    J. A. Joseph;B. Shukitt-Hale;N. A. Denisova;R. L. Prior

  • Blueberry Supplementation Enhances Signaling and Prevents Behavioral Deficits in an Alzheimer Disease Model

    J. A. Joseph;G. Arendash;M Gordon;David M. Diamond

  • Flavonoids and the brain: interactions at the blood-brain barrier and their physiological effects on the central nervous system.

    Kuresh A. Youdim;Barbara Shukitt-Hale;James A. Joseph

  • Blueberry polyphenols increase lifespan and thermotolerance in Caenorhabditis elegans

    Mark A. Wilson;Barbara Shukitt-Hale;Wilhelmina Kalt;Donald K. Ingram

  • Reversing the deleterious effects of aging on neuronal communication and behavior: beneficial properties of fruit polyphenolic compounds

    James A Joseph;Barbara Shukitt-Hale;Gemma Casadesus

  • Concord grape juice supplementation improves memory function in older adults with mild cognitive impairment

    Robert Krikorian;Tiffany A. Nash;Marcelle D. Shidler;Barbara Shukitt-Hale

  • Antioxidant-rich diets improve cerebellar physiology and motor learning in aged rats.

    Paula C Bickford;Thomas Gould;Lori Briederick;Kathy Chadman

  • Modulation of hippocampal plasticity and cognitive behavior by short-term blueberry supplementation in aged rats.

    Gemma Casadesus;Barbara Shukitt-Hale;Heather M. Stellwagen;Xiongwei Zhu

  • The beneficial effects of fruit polyphenols on brain aging.

    Francis C. Lau;Barbara Shukitt-Hale;James A. Joseph

  • Neurobehavioral aspects of antioxidants in aging

    Ippolita Cantuti-Castelvetri;Barbara Shukitt-Hale;James A Joseph

  • Berry fruit supplementation and the aging brain.

    Barbara Shukitt-Hale;Francis C. Lau;James A. Joseph

  • Fruit Polyphenolics and Brain Aging

    Rachel L. Galli;Rachel L. Galli;Barbara Shukitt-Hale;Kuresh A. Youdim;James A. Joseph

  • Grape Juice, Berries, and Walnuts Affect Brain Aging and Behavior

    James A. Joseph;Barbara Shukitt-Hale;Lauren M. Willis

  • Effects of Concord grape juice on cognitive and motor deficits in aging

    Barbara Shukitt-Hale;Amanda Carey;Laura Simon;David A. Mark

  • Polyphenolics enhance red blood cell resistance to oxidative stress: in vitro and in vivo.

    K.A. Youdim;B. Shukitt-Hale;S. MacKinnon;W. Kalt

  • Reversing the deleterious effects of aging on neuronal communication and behavior: beneficial properties of fruit

    James A Joseph;Barbara Shukitt-Hale;Gemma Casadesus

Frequent Co-Authors

James A. Joseph
James A. Joseph Tufts University
Harris R. Lieberman
Harris R. Lieberman United States Department of the Army
Donald K. Ingram
Donald K. Ingram Louisiana State University
Paula C. Bickford
Paula C. Bickford University of South Florida
Agnes M. Rimando
Agnes M. Rimando United States Department of Agriculture
Mark A. Smith
Mark A. Smith Case Western Reserve University
Irwin H. Rosenberg
Irwin H. Rosenberg Tufts University
Edward L. Spangler
Edward L. Spangler National Institutes of Health
Jacob Selhub
Jacob Selhub Tufts University
Giulio Taglialatela
Giulio Taglialatela The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

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