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University of York | Professor Jennifer Potts

Devices such as blood vessel catheters and pacemakers have revolutionised how we treat people with heart and circulatory disease. But these devices can become infected by bacterial biofilms, which are groups of bacteria that clump together ...

The first successful UK heart transplant was an important milestone in medical history. Sarah Brealey explains how we're meeting the continuing transplant challenges.

Research that we are funding at the University of Manchester will investigate how regulating heart cells’ recycling system could slow the progression of heart failure.

What is inflammation and how can it be dangerous? Get the latest research.

People in their thirties may risk a heart attack or stroke in later life even when they have ‘normal’ blood pressure, if it’s too high or steeply rising

In terms of what the British Heart Foundation funds, the clue is in the name, but there’s more to us than just the heart. Our research delves into all sorts of diseases. Here are a few new projects we’re excited to watch unfold.

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

Heart Failure Heart Attack Exercise Heart health information in BHF in Arabic

Rosie was born with congenital heart disease. Her parents say that new VR technology, developed with funding from us, could improve the experiences of families like theirs.