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The British Heart Foundation (BHF) is encouraging people to get together virtually to support our vital work this summer with a new virtual game, Rogue Agent in association with Escape Live. With social distancing still in place and many people unable to see friends and family in person, we have teamed up with Escape Live to make the virtual game available between 26th June and 18th September. Up to six players can play from a single location or from various locations around the world.

New research reveals eight in 10 people in the UK are looking for a new lease of life, according to our latest survey.

Chemotherapy can be used to cure cancer, to relieve its symptoms or to reduce the risk of cancer re-occurring, but in high doses it can damage the heart.

A simple blood test could help doctors spot deadly damage to the aorta, the body’s largest blood vessel, according to research we've funded presented today at the British Cardiovascular Society conference.

Particles in air pollution cause a wide range of damaging effects to the cardiovascular system, according to a landmark report published last week.

The British Heart Foundation has launched the Big Beat Challenge, a £30m research funding award that will bring together world-leading researchers and innovators to identify and solve any of the biggest problems in heart and circulatory disease.

Our Physical Activity Specialist explains what to consider when you're keen to go back to swimming after been diagnosed with angina or a heart condition.

TV Presenter and charity shop fan, Miquita Oliver is supporting us by encouraging the nation to shop sustainably and start a Reuse Revolution. This May, we’ve launched our Reuse Revolution campaign, asking shoppers to make preloved purchases as they get back out on the high street and take on a new way to shop that doesn’t cost the earth.

An estimated 5000 heart attack sufferers in England may have missed out on life saving hospital treatment due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new research we’ve funded.

RESEARCH

University of Cambridge | Professor Dino Giussani

We know that conditions in the womb can trigger alterations in the development of the foetus’s heart and blood vessels. This may set the stage for heart and circulatory problems in the newborn baby, as well as increasing the risk of heart a...