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Pre-eclampsia affects up to one in 25 pregnancies in the UK and can be serious. We’ve been funding research to understand its causes in order to better prevent it.

The Covid-19 pandemic could lead to a surge of fitness enthusiasts, according to our new survey. As part of our MyMarathon campaign which asks people to take on a marathon distance (26.2 miles) over the month of June, we took a deep dive into the exercise habits of the UK.

Having low blood pressure doesn’t necessarily mean there is a problem, but it could be the result of another illness or condition.

Our policy on animal research.

We have paid tribute today to our Patron, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, who has sadly died at the age of 99.

This is our first statistical publication to focus solely on children and young people. All of our statistical publications are produced in collaboration with the University of Oxford.

New research we funded un Dundee suggests that e-cigarettes or vaping may be less harmful to blood vessels than smoking.

BHF Professor John Danesh of the University of Cambridge is the head of a 350 strong team working together to study cardiovascular disease in populations around the world.

Learn more about what we have previously funded under the International Cardiovascular Research Partnership Award funding scheme

Statins through the eyes of BHF Professor Sir Rory Collins and Jan Barton-Wolfe