Search

RESEARCH

Imperial College London | Dr Thomas McKinnon

Von Willebrand Factor (VWF) is a large blood protein that helps blood clotting by interacting with platelets when the blood vessels are injured. Platelets are a type of cell found in blood that help to plug a wound and prevent blood loss. H...

Learn how to do CPR in six simple steps. Discover how to perform hands-only CPR and the correct way to give rescue breaths.

Give a one-off donation

Can eating extra salt really reduce your life expectancy? We look behind the headlines of recent newspaper reports claiming that adding salt to food after cooking increases risk of an early death.

A small study has found that listening to classical music, like Mozart or Strauss, for 25 minutes could reduce your blood pressure. We look behind the headlines.

An article in a national newspaper has criticised a number of UK charities, including the BHF, for not spending enough income on charitable activities. We believe the article gives a distorted view of how we spend your donations, which help fund over half of heart research at UK universities. Read our full response to the story here.

Professor Manuel Mayr's team are using the large-scale study of proteins to help us understand who is at risk of a heart attack or stroke.

RESEARCH

Imperial College London | Professor Peter Kohl

The heart is amazingly complex, yet astonishingly robust in its response to changing conditions, from exercise to aging, disease and even transplantation to another body. This ability to adapt over milliseconds to years is based on cell lev...

Handling personal information is part of a BHF volunteer's role. Find out how to handle personal information safely and legally,