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To meet our sustainability goals, we must ensure our research is responsible and inclusive. Learn more about our work in this area.

Each year we invest around £100 million each year in research into heart and circulatory diseases. We work on policy to ensure the research environment is protected and can thrive.

We are thrilled to be working in collaboration with Aon. Read more about our partnership together.

RESEARCH

University of Leeds | Dr Carrie Ferguson

People who have heart failure can sometimes find it difficult to carry out day-to-day activities because they experience breathlessness or leg tiredness. This means they may have difficulty with exercise, and they are sometimes said to have...

Our British Heart Foundation (BHF) Cymru shops and stores are set to temporarily close today at 3pm until Monday 9th November, but you can still support us by shopping online or posting your donations.

RECIPE

Side dish, Serves: 10, Prep time: 10

An easy recipe for traditional Gujarati flatbreads, flavoured with fenugreek (methi). Serve with low-fat natural yoghurt rather than oily pickles.

Analysis reveals that medical research charities are expected to lose almost 38 per cent of their fundraising income this year, and over 25 per cent next year.

RESEARCH

University of Oxford | Dr Thomas Parks

Rheumatic fever is a condition that is common in the developing world. It is caused by infection with a bacterium called group A streptococcus. Sometimes children and young adults who have had rheumatic fever go on to develop rheumatic hear...

Join England legends David Seaman and Glenn Hoddle and they host our first Footie Quiz Night to raise funds for our life saving research

RESEARCH

University College London | Professor Andrew Steptoe

Psychological stress is thought to be linked to the development of coronary heart disease. Stress stimulates vascular inflammation, a process involved in atherosclerosis. But stress also leads to the releases of the hormone cortisol which r...