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With stories about weight gain and obesity constantly in the media, it's hard to tell fact from fiction. We reveal the truth and offer weight loss tips.

You may have heard of a mini stroke or 'TIA', but what exactly is it? We speak to an expert to find out.

Congenital and inherited heart and circulatory disease are both conditions you are born with. Our animation explains the differences and the most common ones.

Follow our tips to lower your blood pressure, such as regular physical activity, keeping a healthy weight, eating a well-balanced diet, reducing salt and more, here.

A healthy diet can reduce your risk of developing coronary heart disease, improve your gut health and stop you gaining weight, reducing your risk of diabetes and high blood pressure.

People who experience symptoms of depression are more likely to go on to develop heart disease or suffer a stroke than those who report good mental health.

As National Heart Month begins, we are calling for a new focus on heart disease in Scotland, underpinned by the required investment.

A new risk calculator, developed by BHF funded researchers, will help to improve predictions of people most at risk of having a heart attack or stroke in the next 10 years. The risk calculator is ready for use across Europe, and could help to save many lives.

We’re among nine organisations who together are awarding more than £70 million funding to Health Data UK (HDR UK) for the next five years.

The report, which is the first produced by us on health inequalities, takes three lenses on the issue: deprivation, sex and ethnicity. Drawing on a wide range of sources, Bridging Hearts illustrates the complex and varied reasons why cardiovascular health drives inequalities in the UK.