The studies below are examples of tart cherry-related biomedical research:

Kirakosyan A, Seymour EM, Noon KR, Urcuyo-Llanes DE, Kaufman PB, Warber SF, Bolling SF. (2010) Interactions of Antioxidants Isolated From Tart Cherry (Prunus cerasus) Fruits. Food Chemistry. ePub DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2010.02.017

Pigeon WR, Carr M, Gorman C, Perlis ML. (2010) Effects of a Tart Cherry Juice Beverage on the Sleep of Older Adults with Insomnia: A Pilot Study. J Med Food ePub DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2009.0096

Howatson G, McHugh MP, Hill JA, Brouner J, Jewell AP, van Someren KA, Shave RE, Howatson SA. (2009) Influence of tart cherry juice on indices of recovery following marathon running. Scand J Med Sci Sports. (ePub ahead of print DOI:10.1111/j.1600-0838.2009.01005.x)

Traustadottir T, Davies SS, Stock AA, Su Y, Heward CB, Roberts, LJ 2^nd, Harman SM. (2009) Tart cherry juice decreases oxidative stress in healthy older men and women. J Nutrition 139(10):1896-900

Seymour EM, Lewis, SK, Urcuyo-Llanes, DE, Kirakosyan A, Kaufman PB, Bolling SF. (2009) Regular Tart Cherry Intake Alters Abdominal Adiposity, Adipose Gene Transcription and Inflammation in Obesity-Prone Rats Fed a High Fat Diet. J Med Food 12(5):935-42.

Kirakosyan A, Seymour EM, Urcuyo-Llanes DE, Kaufman P, Bolling SF. (2009) Chemical Profile and Antioxidant Capacities of Tart Cherry Products. Food Chemistry 115(1):20-25.

Kirakosyan A, Seymour EM., Kaufman P.B., Bolling S.F. (2008) The nature of the synergistic actions between medicinally active constituents in sour cherry (Prunus cerasus L). Planta Medica (74) DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1083969

Mulabagal V, Lang GA, DeWitt DL, Dalavoy SS, Nair MG. (2009) Anthocyanin content, lipid peroxidation and cyclooxygenase enzyme inhibitory activities of sweet and sour cherries. J Ag Food Chem. 57(4) 1239-46.

Seymour, EM., Singer, A.A.M., Kirakosyan, A, Urcuyo-Llanes, D.E., Kaufman, P.B., Bolling, S.F. (2008)Altered Hyperlipidemia, Hepatic Steatosis  and Hepatic PPARs in Rats with Intake of Tart Cherry. Journal of Medicinal Food 11(2):252-9

Seymour, EM., Singer, AAM, Kirakosyan, A, Urcuyo-Llanes, D.E., Kaufman, P.B., Bolling, S.F. (2008) Tart Cherry Intake Reduces Indices of Metabolic Syndrome in Rats. Acta Horticulturae In press.

Seymour, EM., Singer, A. A. M., Bennink, M. R. & Bolling, S. F. (2007) Cherry-Enriched Diets Reduce Metabolic Syndrome and Oxidative Stress in Lean Dahl-SS rats. FASEB J. 21: A103-b-.

Bobe, G., Wang, B., Seeram, N. P., Nair, M. G. & Bourquin, L. D. (2006) Dietary anthocyanin-rich tart cherry extract inhibits intestinal tumorigenesis in APC(Min) mice fed suboptimal levels of sulindac. J Agric Food Chem 54: 9322-9328.

Connolly, D. A., McHugh, M. P., Padilla-Zakour, O. I., Carlson, L. & Sayers, S. P. (2006) Efficacy of a tart cherry juice blend in preventing the symptoms of muscle damage. Br J Sports Med 40: 679-683; discussion 683.

Tall, J. M., Seeram, N. P., Zhao, C., Nair, M. G., Meyer, R. A. & Raja, S. N. (2004) Tart cherry anthocyanins suppress inflammation-induced pain behavior in rat. Behav Brain Res 153: 181-188.

Kang, S. Y., Seeram, N. P., Nair, M. G. & Bourquin, L. D. (2003) Tart cherry anthocyanins inhibit tumor development in Apc(Min) mice and reduce proliferation of human colon cancer cells. Cancer Lett 194: 13-19.

Seeram, N. P., Momin, R. A., Nair, M. G. & Bourquin, L. D. (2001) Cyclooxygenase inhibitory and antioxidant cyanidin glycosides in cherries and berries. Phytomedicine 8: 362-369.

Seeram, N. P., Bourquin, L. D. & Nair, M. G. (2001) Degradation products of cyanidin glycosides from tart cherries and their bioactivities. J Agric Food Chem 49: 4924-4929.

Burkhardt, S., Tan, D. X., Manchester, L. C., Hardeland, R. & Reiter, R. J. (2001) Detection and quantification of the antioxidant melatonin in Montmorency and Balaton tart cherries (Prunus cerasus). J Agric Food Chem 49: 4898-4902.

Wang, H., Nair, M. G., Strasburg, G. M., Booren, A. M. & Gray, J. I. (1999) Antioxidant polyphenols from tart cherries (Prunus cerasus). J Agric Food Chem 47: 840-844.

Wang, H., Nair, M. G., Strasburg, G. M., Chang, Y. C., Booren, A. M., Gray, J. I. & DeWitt, D. L. (1999) Antioxidant and antiinflammatory activities of anthocyanins and their aglycon, cyanidin, from tart cherries. J Nat Prod 62: 802.

Wang, H., Nair, M. G., Strasburg, G. M., Booren, A. M. & Gray, J. I. (1999) Novel antioxidant compounds from tart cherries (Prunus cerasus). J Nat Prod 62: 86-88.