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Weight gain and increasing diabetes prevalence are stalling efforts to reduce the number of heart attacks and strokes, according to research we've funded published today

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University of Oxford | Dr Mark Crabtree

Maintaining the right balance in the body of beneficial chemicals called nitric oxide (NO) and damaging chemicals called reactive oxygen species (ROS) is essential for our heart and circulatory system to work correctly. In some diseases suc...

Pauline Boye woke up at 4am and needed to go the bathroom. One problem, she couldn’t get out of bed. The 49-year-old had a stroke in her sleep and her right side was paralysed. On World Stroke Day, Pauline’s story reminds us of the heartbreaking cost of stroke – and the pressing need for more research to prevent and treat it.

When the coronavirus pandemic hit, our Heart Helpline immediately felt the impact. Maureen Talbot, our Head of Clinical Support, describes what it was like to cope when, overnight, calls went up from about 40 a day to 400.

The Miles Frost Fund aims to raise £1.5 million to help make genetic testing available to all families affected by the deadly heart condition hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Running is a great way to get fit and relieve stress. We've picked our favourite free running apps to help you reach your goals.

The British Heart Foundation is sad to announce that due to unsafe swimming conditions, we have made the difficult decision to postpone this Saturday’s Bournemouth Pier to Pier Swim (5th July 2025).

You can tell if you have a regular or irregular heart rate by checking your pulse. This page will show you how to find and check your pulse.