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University of Nottingham | Professor Michael Symonds

Healthy people have an optimal amount of body fat which is made up of white (considered to be ‘bad’ when present in excess) and beige (thought to be ‘good’) fat cells. Some of these fat cells are located around certain parts of the heart an...

Joan Willett, who is just weeks away from celebrating her 107th birthday, has received a British Empire Medal. These are awarded for meritorious civil or military service worthy of recognition by the crown.

The British Heart Foundation (BHF) has been chosen as the official charity partner for the AJ Bell Great Run Series, which raises millions of pounds for charity every year and includes the largest half marathon in the world – the AJ Bell Great North Run.

Research has found that people who spend more time watching TV are at higher risk of developing coronary heart disease, regardless of their genetic makeup.

A new type of cholesterol-lowering drug has been approved for use on the NHS and will be made available to hundreds of thousands of patients.

Years before developing diabetes, people with insulin resistance could be more likely to develop abnormal heart rhythms, which may put them at greater risk of sudden death, according to research we've funded and presented today at the British Cardiovascular Society conference.

Find out the key things to consider if you have a heart condition and are thinking about having children.

Find out why carbs have a bad reputation and if it's true that they make you gain weight with BHF Senior Dietitian Tracy Parker.

RESEARCH

University of Oxford | Dr Oliver Rider

Regardless of cause, most heart diseases ultimately result in the heart being unable to pump out as much blood as a normal heart can, because it can’t contract as forcefully. To contract, the heart needs an energy source called ATP, and it’...

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University of Oxford | Dr Pawel Swietach

Heart failure reduces the pumping function of the heart, which can make even basic exercise almost impossible, disturb heart rhythm and shorten life expectancy. Researchers are trying to understand what controls the normal synchronised cont...