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Thanks to fundraising through our partnership with Royal Mail, the BHF's heart helpline is now free to call for the first time since the service was first made available over 20 years ago.

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University of Bristol | Professor Harry Mellor

After a heart attack or stroke, the body needs to make new blood vessels to replenish the oxygen supply to tissues. To form new blood vessels, cells called endothelial cells undergo profound changes in shape and organise themselves into a t...

Denis Collen, 60, from Stanmore, Middlesex, shares how a diagnosis of heart failure and diabetes spurred him to make healthy lifestyle changes.

We work with parliamentarians and the public to shape and influence Government policy to create the healthiest environments for everyone to thrive in.

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University of Leicester | Dr Noel W Davies

Blood pressure is maintained by the contraction of smooth muscle cells (in blood vessels called vasoconstriction) which in turn depends on an electrical difference being maintained between the inside and outside of vascular smooth muscle (t...

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University of Oxford | Dr Jamie Hartmann-Boyce

The link between heart and circulatory diseases and obesity is well-known. Over the next 20 years, rising levels of obesity are predicted to lead to 1.63 million new cases of coronary heart disease in the UK. Behavioural weight loss program...

See your round-up of strength, chair-based, cardio and yoga exercises that can be done anywhere in your home.

BHF pays tribute to Professor Desmond Julian, our former Medical Director and a pioneer in heart attack care.

Is butter better? Is eating meat bad for your heart? We know there's a lot of confusion about fat, so explain the truth behind some of the myths.