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We look behind the headlines to give our verdict on the research that suggests young adults who drink one alcoholic beverage a day increase their risk of stroke.

Ambulance services and charities are rallying defibrillator owners to register their devices on a groundbreaking national database called The Circuit in a big push to bring the number of mapped defibrillators past the 50,000 mark.

Discover our policy work on tackling inequalities in heart and circulatory disease in the UK.

The Miles Frost Fund aims to raise £1.5 million to help make genetic testing available to all families affected by the deadly heart condition hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Why does weight loss plateau? Find out why weight loss tends to stabilise at a slower rate after the first few weeks and what you can do about it.

Our Senior Dietitian Victoria Taylor explains whether it's possible to eat too much fruit and if there are any negative effect from eating fruit in excess

What are the different types of heart attacks

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Prof Rod Stables to the role of Clinical Lead for the BHF CRC. This vital role will provide the essential clinical leadership to support the planning and delivery of world-class clinical research in all aspects of cardiovascular disease.

BHF researchers have developed a bioactive stem cell delivery plaster which would be used during heart surgery, to help repair damaged hearts.

The fatty plaques responsible for heart attack and stroke are most likely to build up at the branches and bends of blood vessels, according to new research funded by the British Heart Foundation and published in the journal ATVB.