Search

RESEARCH

University of Bristol | Professor Sarah Jane George

Professor Sarah Jane George and her team at the University of Bristol have discovered that a family of proteins called Wnt may be important in keeping fatty atherosclerotic plaques stable. When fatty material builds up on the inner lining o...

RESEARCH

University of Cambridge | Professor Nicholas Morrell

BHF Professor Nick Morrell at the University of Cambridge has been awarded a grant to discover if increasing levels of bone morphogenetic protein receptor type 2 (BMPR2), could be a new way to treat Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Th...

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...

We've partnered with the British Cardiovascular Society to carry out a census of the cardiac workforce in England.

RESEARCH

University of Oxford | Professor Peter Robbins

Iron deficiency is very common, especially in chronic conditions like heart and lung disease. Research suggests that low iron levels make people feel ill even if they are otherwise healthy. For those with heart disease, low iron seems to ha...

RESEARCH

Manchester Metropolitan University | Professor M Yvonne Alexander

It is estimated that by 2030, nearly 552 million people will have diabetes in the UK. Understanding new ways to treat complications associated with diabetes will make a difference to people living with the condition. Blood vessels are ma...

We explain oral medications that can control your blood glucose levels, which is critical to managing type 2 diabetes.

World Book Day is celebrating its 25th anniversary and we are inviting everyone to donate their preloved books and find a new read in one of our 730 shops.

RESEARCH

University of Reading | Professor Jonathan Gibbins

Professor Jonathan Gibbins and his team at the University of Reading will study what chemical signals keep platelets inactive when they are not needed for clotting. Platelets are blood cells that protect us from losing too much blood from a...

Find out what procedures can improve aortic stenosis symptoms, and who may be offered them.