Search

RESEARCH

University of Edinburgh | Dr Marc Dweck

Cardiovascular imaging is an exciting research area, with imaging experts developing new techniques and new types of scan to improve current methods. Clinicians use imaging to find out more about different heart conditions, including aortic...

Confused about the sort of language to use in your research grant application? This describes the level of simplicity we'd like you to aim for when summarising your work for lay summaries.

Find out how the weight-loss medication semaglutide (better known as Wegovy) works, how effective it is, the side effects, and how to get it on the NHS.

Our resident GP explains how atrial fibrillation can be easily diagnosed, and how this can affect your stroke risk.

RESEARCH

University of Birmingham | Professor Dr Paulus Kirchhof

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common form of irregular heart rhythm (arrhythmia), sending the top chambers of the heart (the atria) into spasm. AF is dangerous because it significantly increases the likelihood of stroke, so finding e...

RESEARCH

University of Cambridge | Dr Matthew Harper

Dr Matthew Harper and his team at the University of Cambridge are studying how platelets release a molecule called HMGB1, which promotes blood clotting. Platelets are small blood cells that clump together to form clots and prevent excessi...

Cold temperatures can put your health at risk. Every year in the UK, there are about 29,000 extra deaths in the winter. We explain how to stay safe.

RESEARCH

St George's, University of London | Professor Anthony Albert

Nearly 30 per cent of adults in the UK have high blood pressure, which raises the risk of heart disease threefold. Despite how common it is, today’s medicines can fail to tightly control blood pressure in many people. This team in London ar...

A tribute to BHF surgeon, Professor Donald Longmore, a member of the team who brought us the first heart transplant