Congratulations to BHF Professor Andrew Baker from the University of Edinburgh who has been awarded the Royal Society of ...

Yesterday, Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered the Autumn Budget against a backdrop of economic uncertainty and growing ...

A simple neck scan can identify men with double the risk of heart failure, according to research part-funded by us and led by University College London.

Chris Brocklesby has been confirmed as our Chief Technology Officer on a permanent basis, after a strong start in an interim ...

The red carpet was rolled out for celebrities from the world of showbiz, TV and sport at London’s Bloomsbury Ballroom for our annual Heart Hero awards ceremony ...

A low-fat diet may be the first thing you think about when it comes to lowering cholesterol. But rather than reducing all fats, it’s more important to get the right types of fats in your diet. Too ...

There’s nothing like a cold drink on a hot day. But many of them come with as much as 9 or 10 teaspoons of sugar in a bottle or can. As a nation, we’re consuming too much sugar, and diets high in ...

Inflammation is the body’s natural defence system. Acute inflammation is the body’s immediate response to injuries like a cut or burn. The immune system releases chemicals to increase blood flow and ...

Protein is needed for both building and repairing muscle, so you might think to gain more muscle quickly you need to eat extra protein. This isn’t the case. Muscle growth happens when we exercise, ...

Weight-loss injections may lower the risk of having a cardiac arrest, heart attack or stroke, but increase the risk of drug-induced pancreatitis, according to a new study. Over the past few years, ...

New research published today in the European Heart Journal has suggested that women are less likely receive bystander CPR or survive a cardiac arrest than men. The research, led by cardiologist Dr ...

Why is sugar bad for you? Overall, the problem with too much sugar is that it tends to mean your diet will be high in calories (energy) and this can lead to putting on weight. Excess weight increases ...