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Almond, soya and other milks are more popular than ever, but why are people switching from cow's milk? We explain the pros and cons.

Scientists at the University of Cambridge are to study how the heart grows at its earliest moments in an effort to help heart attack patients.

Statins through the eyes of BHF Professor Sir Rory Collins and Jan Barton-Wolfe

England cricketer James Taylor announces his retirement after being diagnosed with a type of inherited heart condition called arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC). The BHF is funding life saving research to improve diagnosis and treatment for conditions like ARVC.

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University of Bristol | Professor Clive Orchard

In this project, Professor Clive Orchard and colleagues at the University of Bristol will investigate the regulation of calcium ions and the production of abnormal heart rhythms, called arrhythmia. They aim to determine whether t-tubules, w...

ITN Business and British Heart Foundation explore ‘The Hidden Heart’ this World Heart Day

Blood tests can help to diagnose some heart conditions or check if you have a risk factor like high cholesterol. Find out why you might need a blood test and what happens when you have one.

We’re one of more than 40 organisations across the UK health sector to commit to urgent action to reverse ‘alarming decline’ in clinical academic posts.

Researchers we fund have developed biodegradable microspheres that can be used to deliver heart cells generated from stem cells to repair damaged hearts after a heart attack, in research presented at the British Cardiovascular Society conference.

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University of Edinburgh | Dr Marc Dweck

Every year in the UK, thousands of people undergo life-saving surgery to replace a diseased aortic valve. The aortic valve sits at the exit of the heart, allowing fresh blood to flow to the rest of the body while stopping it leaking back in...