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Mum-of-two Joanne talks about what the progress of our Mending Broken Heart's Appeal means to her

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University of Glasgow | Professor Sandosh Padmanabhan

Too much dietary salt is widely recognised as a risk factor for high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease. However, salt’s constituent chloride (Cl) is commonly over-looked. Chloride is an ion found in the body, which makes up around 0...

Thanks to 60 years of public support, we’ve become a global leader in funding heart and circulatory disease research, which has helped to improve and save millions of lives. But as the world responds to a pandemic on a scale unseen for a century, we’re having to work harder than ever to protect our life saving work while playing our part in fighting coronavirus (Covid-19).

The hearts of people born prematurely are less able to cope with the pressures of exercise in adulthood, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology and part-funded by us.

Health issues can have a big impact on all types of relationships. Katherine Woods speaks to the Head of Clinical Practice at Relate about tips for dealing with relationship problems.

Scientists we fund share stunning images of their cutting-edge research into finding a desperately needed cure for heart failure, a devastating condition affecting nearly one million people in the UK. Each image reflects work tackling heart failure with different approaches to regenerative medicine that uses ways to teach the heart to repair itself.

Our programme adds to a growing evidence base showing that care and support planning can be implemented at practice, community and health system level.

Researchers we fund have shown that heart ‘patches’ grown in the lab are safe to move on to trials in people with hearts damaged after a heart attack, in research presented at the British Cardiovascular Society (BCS) Conference in Manchester today.

If someone in your family has a heart attack, are you at risk too? Our nurses explain.

Weak handshake could be sign of a failing heart. Hand grip strength could be used as a simple measure of heart health, according to new research published today in PLOS ONE and funded by the BHF.