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We have awarded scientists nearly £300,000 to scientists at the University of Warwick for a study of tiny fruit fly hearts to help understand how the human heart is formed.

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University of Bristol | Professor Alastair Poole

Professor Alastair Poole and his team at the University of Bristol are investigating cells in the blood called platelets, which may help repair the heart after a heart attack. Platelets are important in blood clotting, which protects the...

2020 edition of our statistics compendium (formerly Coronary Heart Disease Statistics).

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University of St Andrews | Dr Samantha Pitt

Dr Samantha Pitt from the University of St Andrew’s is studying how calcium is released from heart cells to maintain a regular heartbeat, and what goes wrong in heart failure. In healthy people, controlled calcium release causes the heart t...

The BHF are funding a medical condition known as Takotsubo cardiomyopathy or ‘Broken Heart Syndrome’ that is all too real for many people in the UK

We're calling for the Government to adopt measures which will help prevent disease in the upcoming budget.

Find out who our 2025 winners were and the stories that made them Heart Heroes.

Senior Dietitian Victoria Taylor on whether air fryers are actually healthier than alternative cooking methods.

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There is a link between loneliness and heart disease, according to a new study published in the Journal Heart. We look at the study and how people can combat loneliness.