17 August 2018
Today we announced the winners of our annual science image competition 'Reflections of Research'. Courtney Williams from the University of Leeds with 'Explosive beginnings' took the crown with her captivating image of blood vessel cells 'sprouting'.
16 August 2018
People who suffer a haemorrhagic stroke, where there is bleeding in the brain, would benefit from better outcomes if their doctors used four simple checks of their brain scans
16 August 2018
Under proposals for the Clean Air Zone, the most polluting vehicles will be charged to enter all roads within the A4540 Middleway ring road.
8 August 2018
Thousands more lives could be saved from cardiac arrests, thanks to a ground-breaking partnership between the NHS, the BHF, and Microsoft.
8 August 2018
Researchers at the University of Leicester have been awarded a project grant from the nation’s biggest heart charity to compare the accuracy of two different diagnostic tests that are normally used to help detect causes of heart failure.
7 August 2018
Research shows that women are more likely to die if they are treated by a doctor of the opposite sex, but men are at no disadvantage.
7 August 2018
Progress in reducing death rates for heart and circulatory diseases in the UK has been stalling in recent years, according to alarming new figures released by the Office for National Statistics.
6 August 2018
Miles Frost Fund, in association with the British Heart Foundation, is announced as charity partner for 2019 Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100
5 August 2018
We've today welcomed the Government's plans to introduce an opt-out system for organ donation in Spring 2020
3 August 2018
Research part-funded by us has shown that even relatively low levels of air pollution are linked with serious heart remodelling, similar to that seen in the early stages of heart failure. We are working to ensure the UK Government adopts our air pollution recommendations.