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Poorer heart health in middle age linked to increased dementia risk

6 November 2025

An elderly woman sits in a hospital bed. In the corner of the screen someone is reviewing an MRI brain scan images.

About BHF

Professor Simon Ray appointed Deputy Chair and Professor Jane Armitage joins Board of Trustees

6 November 2025

Pictures of Prof Simon Ray and Prof Jane Armitage

Research

Scarred heart and clotting blood are winning scientific images in national competition

4 November 2025

Red protein strings creating a net to catch blue sticky cells, called platelets, that help heal broken blood vessels

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Heart patients urged to get free flu jab

28 October 2025

A healthcare professional in blue scrubs wearing a blue face mask and blue latex gloves holds a syringe about to give a vaccine into the right arm of a mixed race man who is also wearing a face mask

Research

Socialising could reverse frailty in older people

21 October 2025

A group of hands holding a heart

Research

UK health leaders unite to protect medical research

1 October 2025

Female scientist in a lab coat and blue gloves

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Giant egg timer on London Southbank highlights harsh realities of cardiovascular disease

25 September 2025

Dr Charmaine Griffiths, Chief Executive of British Heart Foundation stands with Mary Cann and actress Lisa McGrillis to unveil a giant egg timer on London's Southbank with an Every 3 minutes slogan

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40 lives are lost each day to smoking-related cardiovascular disease

23 September 2025

A disembodied hand is in the centre of frame, holding a smoking cigarette

What We Do

2024-25 Annual Report and Accounts highlights outstanding achievements

16 September 2025

Charmaine Griffiths

Fundraising

BHF corporate partnerships voted most admired

16 September 2025

Image of Tesco and BHF staff outside a Tesco Pharmacy site

Fundraising

BHF and Sky Bet launch new 'Red Boot' EFL trophy

11 September 2025

Jermain Defoe and Bobby Zamora holding trophy of a Red Boot with a football stadium in the background

Research

Living in most polluted areas increases risk of heart failure by a quarter

8 September 2025

Car pumping out air pollution

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