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Date

13 September 2026

Location

Richmond, London

The Richmond Run-Fest gives you the unique opportunity to run through the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew. Join Team BHF today!

RESEARCH

Queen Mary, University of London | Dr Thomas Iskratsch

How do cells know whether they should form heart muscle, a blood vessel or something else? Recent discoveries have shown that one factor influencing heart muscle development is that cells are affected by how rigid their environment is. But ...

Top researcher Professor Fu Siong Ng explains how AI could revolutionise heart healthcare – from earlier diagnosis and risk prediction to personalised treatments.

A new health data resource will enable vital research to take place into Covid-19 and cardiovascular disease, with the aim of improving treatments and care for patients.

BHF Senior Dietitian Dell Stanford takes a closer look at the health benefits of avocados and avocado oil, revealing they’re high in healthy unsaturated fat – but also calories.

Modern drugs can be very effective for treating cancer and there have been major recent advances in their development. However, some anti-cancer drugs cause high blood pressure and can impair the pumping activity of the heart, leaving patients at risk of heart failure, heart attack, stroke and kidney failure. We are funding a new research project which aims to give new hope to cancer patients who develop heart problems as a side effect of their treatment.

We have lots of information and inspiring stories to help you if you’re living with a heart problem.

Heart rhythm problems left Andrew McDonald feeling low. But a lifelong dream of flying a Spitfire helped him get off the ground. Read more.

The team behind the High STEACS trial wanted to find out whether a test that can detect tiny amounts of a protein called troponin in the blood could help improve heart attack diagnosis and treatment.

RESEARCH

University of Liverpool | Dr Jillian Madine

Amyloid is a substance made up of a mixture of proteins that have folded abnormally and solidified together. Amyloid can build up in tissues and organs such as the heart and the aorta. Cardiovascular amyloid is most common in people over th...