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Our research has helped us understand more about the side effects people can experience while taking statins, and that they may not be as common as you think.

Find out why recent headlines say statins do not cause most of the 66 possible side effects listed in medicine package leaflets, including weight gain, headaches and feeling sick.

News outlets claim that one week of reducing your salt intake by one teaspoon a day can lower your blood pressure as much as medication. Is it true?

Despite the uncertainty surrounding the future of public health, the Government's new focus on addressing obesity presents reasons to be cheerful.

Our Senior Dietitian explains the maths behind a balanced diet. Learn how many calories you should eat a day, and how many calories you need to eat to lose weight.

Our Chief Executive, Dr Charmaine Griffiths, discusses what we at the BHF are doing to become a more diverse and inclusive charity,

Blood-thinning medicines like warfarin, apixaban and aspirin stop blood clotting, meaning you may bruise more easily, or have worse bruises, says BHF Senior Cardiac Nurse Ruth Goss.

Learn more about the Cross Party Group Inquiry into High Blood Pressure in Scotland, which launched in 2018, and gathered information on living with high blood pressure.

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University of Manchester | Professor Anthony Heagerty

Professor Anthony Heagerty and his team at the University of Manchester are studying how obesity increases a person’s risk of diabetes and high blood pressure. Almost a quarter of UK adults are obese, but we don’t fully understand how obesi...

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University of Leeds | Dr Lynn McKeown

The formation of blood clots after damage to blood vessels is essential to prevent excessive bleeding. The first step in this process is the formation of a ‘plug’ of small blood cells called platelets. This is helped along by the release of...