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New research has suggested that going to sleep between 10pm and 11pm could be best for your heart. What does this mean for you? Our experts explain. 

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University of Cambridge | Dr John Stanley Gibson

Dr John Gibson and his colleagues at the University of Cambridge are investigating how to reduce complications associated with sickle cell disease (SCD). People with SCD produce unusually shaped red blood cells that don't live as long as he...

There have been almost 800 excess deaths in those dying below the age of 65 from heart and circulatory diseases since the Covid-19 pandemic began, a new analysis by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) has revealed.

We are funding a new study at The University of Oxford that could help prevent young people from suffering a fatal cardiac arrest due to a rare inherited heart disease.

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University of Leeds | Dr Stephen Wheatcroft

The majority of people with diabetes die from heart and circulatory disorders so continuing to search for new ways to prevent and treat diabetes is central to tackling cardiovascular disease. Dr Stephen Wheatcroft and BHF Professor Mark Kea...

Find out how the BHF is funding scientists to investigate which drugs can be repurposed to treat people with heart and circulatory disease.

Congenital heart disease means a heart condition or defect that develops in the womb, before a baby is born. Find out more about how it's diagnosed and where to find out more about the different types of congenital heart disease.

With increasing ill health and unprecedented pressure on cardiology services, Scotland’s Hearts Need More. More focus, more investment, and more support.

Being active can help you prepare for surgery and improve your recovery. Rachael Healy puts common questions to two experts.

Part three in our series looking at stress and the heart.