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When a much-loved teddy bear was mistakenly donated to us, we launched a national bear hunt to find and return the beloved toy to its owner.

A five minute scan of blood vessels in the neck during mid-life predicts cognitive decline ten years before symptoms appear.

The hearts of people born prematurely are less able to cope with the pressures of exercise in adulthood, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology and part-funded by us.

Older male athletes could be at higher risk of heart and circulatory diseases than female competitors of a similar age, according to new research we've funded and presented at the British Cardiovascular Society conference in Manchester.

Statins do not cause the majority of the conditions that have been listed in their package leaflets, according to the most comprehensive review of side effects

The Budget must prioritise the nation’s heart health to save lives over the next decade, we remind the Government today. The financial statement is due to be delivered on March 11.

An international team of BHF-funded researchers may have discovered why a small number of people experience muscle pain after taking statins.

Our Medical Director writes about the recent findings around statins and increased risk of type 2 diabetes. He explains the flaws in the research and why it is crucial people continue to take their statin.

This year's European Society of Cardiology Congress was held in person for the first time since 2019. As usual, the conference was bursting with breakthroughs in heart and circulatory diseases research. Here are seven things we learnt.

RESEARCH

Imperial College London | Professor Peter Weinberg

In atherosclerosis, some parts of a single blood vessel appear to be more at risk of developing areas of fatty plaques – which can eventually rupture to cause a heart attack – than others. Professor Peter Weinberg and his team have been awa...