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Heart treatments given to patients with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy do not protect them, according to the first ever study to compare these patients with heart attack patients and the general population over more than 5 years. The results of the study, funded by us, have been published today in the journal JACC: Advances.

The British Heart Foundation has launched the Big Beat Challenge, a £30m research funding award that will bring together world-leading researchers and innovators to identify and solve any of the biggest problems in heart and circulatory disease.

For the first time, in a study part-funded by us, researchers have identified specific regions of the brain that are damaged by high blood pressure and may contribute to a decline in mental processes and the development of dementia.

We have seen a boom in younger volunteers since the pandemic ended – as new research suggests Generation Z (people aged 16-24) are more likely to want to help out than any other age group.

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.

Brits are eating the same amount of salt each week as are in 155 packets of crisps, our new analysis reveals. We're calling for urgent Government action to reduce the amount of salt in our food.

The BHF encourages the nation to keep cycling through the winter months with MyCycle, their new virtual cycling challenge.

Atrial fibrillation through the eyes of Professor Barbara Casadei and Mike Munson

High blood pressure can be caused by a tiny organ that senses oxygen levels in the blood, according to new research at the University of Bristol which we funded with your donations.

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