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Can you get diabetes from eating too much sugar? Does diabetes mean you cannot eat chocolate? BHF Senior Dietitian Dell Stanford breaks down common myths

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University of Leeds | Professor Christopher Gale

A team in Leeds are using health databases to help doctors improve the long-term care of heart attack survivors. Thanks to advances in medical care for people who’ve had a heart attack, more people than ever are surviving. Yet many go on t...

Is it possible to resist holiday temptations without sacrificing enjoyment? Discover the secrets to a heart-healthy holiday with our 5 expert tips.

For those with mobility issues, chair-based exercise is a great way to build your fitness. Try these 5 easy-to-follow chair exercises.

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University College London | Professor John E Deanfield

Inflammation can cause changes to arteries and blood that increase the risk of heart and circulatory diseases in later life. Some teenagers and young adults already show signs of these changes, but why this happens isn’t fully understood. ...

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University of Cambridge | Professor Dino Giussani

It is becoming increasingly clear that the environment we are exposed to whilst in our mother’s womb also affects our chances of developing heart problems later in life. An inadequate supply of oxygen (hypoxia) in the womb, problems with th...

BHF-funded researchers at the University of Cambridge have shown that people with a history of two or more conditions - including heart attack, diabetes and stroke - have a significantly reduced life expectancy

Today we are marking the British Heart Foundation’s 60th birthday and I couldn’t be prouder to lead an organisation that I see save and improve lives every day.

CureHeart’s ambition is to reach early clinical trials in 5 years. See our journey to trialling a cure for inherited heart muscle diseases.

After Javed Hussain, from London, had his first heart attack in 2016, he thought his life was over. However, his second heart attack gave him a new lease on life.