High blood pressure
More than 14 million adults in the UK have high blood pressure, increasing the risk of heart disease and stroke.
Research into risk factors
Risk factors are conditions or habits that increase your risk of developing a disease. We fund research into risk factors like high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes - so fewer people may be affected by cardiovascular disease in the future.
Explore our risk factors research
Diabetes
Diabetes is linked to heart attacks and strokes. Nearly 3.8 million people in the UK have been diagnosed with diabetes.
High cholesterol
Too much 'bad' cholesterol increases your risk of developing heart and circulatory diseases.
Genetic predisposition
We support researchers personalising medicine to help those whose genes leave them at the greatest risk of developing heart and circulatory diseases.
Air pollution
Air pollution is the largest environmental risk factor linked to deaths in England. Find out what we are doing to tackle this.