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We have joined a major new campaign, Recipe for Change, which is calling for the UK Government to implement an industry-wide levy on salt and sugar to help make our food healthier.

Scientists we fund at the University of Leeds are to explore how to repair the damage caused by a heart attack. Dr Andrew Smith and his colleagues have been awarded £97,000 to investigate how to grow new blood vessels by ‘turning on’ stem cells in the heart.

The BHF are official charity partner for The Gemini Boat Race 2024 – the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race taking place on 30th March. Hoping to take part in this years race are identical twins Catherine and Gemma King who are set to row on opposing sides. Having previously both rowed for Cambridge Catherine switched sides, transferring to start her four-year PhD in cardiovascular science at the University of Oxford, which is being funded by the British Heart Foundation.

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University College London | Professor Ian C Zachary

Heart and circulatory disease is Britain’s biggest killer – in 2009 it was responsible for one in three deaths. Endothelial cells line our blood vessels ensuring that our circulatory system functions normally. It is often disruption of thes...

We have responded to the Health and Social Care Secretary’s new plan for patients, calling for urgent action to address severe NHS staff shortages in cardiac care.

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University of Cambridge | Dr Wei Li

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare but devastating condition, for which effective treatments are urgently needed. In PAH, the blood pressure in the arteries supplying the lungs is very high. This puts a strain on the right side...

Join England legends David Seaman and Glenn Hoddle and they host our first Footie Quiz Night to raise funds for our life saving research

Are you from London or Brighton or their surrounding areas? We are looking for volunteers from the London and Brighton areas to help the running of our iconic London to Brighton Bike Ride on 16th June 2024.

Judith Dando runs The London Marathon for the BHF in memory of her beloved cousin, Jill Dando

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Kingston University London | Dr Andrew Snabaitis

Heart failure is a devastating condition that affects over half a million people in the UK, and there is currently no cure. It usually happens after a heart attack, when a section of heart tissue dies and no longer works properly. Scientist...