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Atherosclerosis is the build-up of fatty material (atheroma) inside your arteries. It’s a potentially serious condition that causes most heart attacks and strokes but often goes unnoticed.

Find out how Prakash copes with more than one health condition and still gets enjoyment from life. Read his story now. 

We've joined a campaign to encourage everyone with health conditions, including heart and circulatory diseases, to get the coronavirus vaccine.

An international team of scientists we helped fund have developed a genetic tool that can spot someones risk of having a heart at as an adult much earlier in life.

We have come together with fellow organisations to turn the tide and improve the health of the population.

Researchers we fund have successfully grown smooth muscle cells in a dish from a small sample of blood and have shown that these behave in similar ways to those found in blood vessels.

What a year it's been for our community of researchers. Not only have they continued their life-saving research into heart and circulatory diseases, but some redirected their expertise to join the fight against coronavirus. Let’s take a moment to reflect on some of the BHF’s research highlights in 2020.

Read our list of the most common blood tests you may have and what they reveal about the body.

Deborah Lawlor and her team are studying the links between ethnicity, genetics and health in pregnancy on the long-term heart health of mothers and children

It's tempting to swallow the hype about chocolate's supposed benefits, but don't believe all you read. We replace some common myths with the facts.