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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.

We've partnered with ITN Business to produce a news-style programme to raise awareness of heart and circulatory diseases.

RESEARCH

University of Cambridge | Professor Ziad Mallat

BHF Professor Ziad Mallat from the University of Cambridge is studying how immune cells are involved in atherosclerosis, a process in which arteries become furred up with fatty plaques and they narrow. If the plaques rupture, they can trigg...

If you feel like you’re eating too much, there are simple changes that can help you maintain a healthy weight. Try these tips to help you get back on track.

RESEARCH

University of Dundee | Professor Chim Lang

Blood enters the left side of the heart from the lungs, and the left side of the heart pumps it all round the body. High blood pressure can cause the left side of the heart to become enlarged because it works harder to get blood round the b...

RESEARCH

University of Cambridge | Professor Nicholas Morrell

Pulmonary arterial hypertension– high blood pressure in the arteries of the lungs, is a debilitating condition. New methods to prevent and treat this condition are urgently needed. Understanding the genetic and molecular causes is central t...

BHF has awarded a £30 million grant to CureHeart, a team of researchers who are developing a ground-breaking cure for inherited heart muscle diseases.

If you’ve got a heart condition, have had a cardiac event (such as a heart attack), or have recently had surgery, you might be worried about getting active again. To help you feel safe and confident to use the Cardiac Rehab at Home exercise programme, our expert team at BHF answer your questions.

Latest NHS England waiting time figures show 230,278 people were waiting for invasive heart procedures and heart operations at the end of April – the highest number since the pandemic began.

To launch the annual Dechox campaign the BHF reveal how much chocolate we eat in a lifetime