Search

RESEARCH

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...

Heart surgery leaves a mark that can be hard to get used to. Meet 3 women who wear their scars with pride, and learn about developments in minimising scars.

Blood pressure-lowering medication can prevent serious cardiovascular conditions such as strokes, heart failure and heart attacks in adults with normal blood pressure, according to research we part-funded and that was published in The Lancet.

BHF’s Senior Cardiac Nurse explains how to choose the best heart rate monitor and how accurate they are.

“A faster pace showed positive outcomes for heart disease […], over and above the total number of steps taken,” a newspaper reports. We look behind the headline. 

Find out how to cope with multiple health conditions, from managing medication to getting the most out of appointments.

Bettina Wallace was shocked and confused when she was diagnosed with high blood pressure by her GP. She thought “High blood pressure? I don’t think so! I eat healthily and take care of myself. This sort of thing shouldn’t affect me.”

BHF and PureGym announce a three-year partnership which aims to raise £5 million for research into heart and circulatory diseases whilst making a genuine difference to the health of the nation, both today and in the future.

BHF-funded scientists have created a new test which can diagnose a previously hidden heart condition

We've published a report setting out what we're doing on gender and ethnicity pay at British Heart Foundation.