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Regularly drinking more than the recommended UK guidelines for alcohol could take years off your life, according to new research that we part-funded published today in the Lancet. The study shows that drinking more alcohol is associated with a higher risk of stroke, fatal aneurysm, heart failure and death.

Two cheap and common drugs could be re-purposed as the first specific treatment for people who experience a type of stroke linked to nearly half of all dementias, according to the results of a clinical trial we have funded presented at the American Heart Association International Stroke Conference.

After a two-year hiatus following the Covid-19, our flagship event returned in 2022, with thousands including the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan taking part in the event.

A new study, led by researchers we fund at the University of Leeds, has revealed the global impact of Covid-19 on global cardiac services.

As the law changes on organ donation in England, we look at what this legislation means.

Researchers we fund are trying to understand the powers of oily fish in helping to lower blood pressure. Their findings could reveal a new target for blood pressure lowering treatments.

Today’s Budget and Comprehensive Spending Review acknowledged the immense pressure on the NHS, but ultimately fell short for both patients and medical research.

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.

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Scientists we fund at the University of Leeds are to explore how to repair the damage caused by a heart attack. Dr Andrew Smith and his colleagues have been awarded £97,000 to investigate how to grow new blood vessels by ‘turning on’ stem cells in the heart.