It’s common to feel stressed when a doctor or nurse checks your blood pressure. This feeling of stress can temporarily increase your blood pressure – it’s known as ‘white coat syndrome’. Because of ...

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, ...

Resistance bands are large elastic or fabric bands used for strength training and improving balance, flexibility and mobility in all areas of the body. They can help build muscle, improve physical ...

Around half of people (51 per cent) who live with their partner said the fear of causing harm would make them reluctant to ...

Alcohol is a part of many people’s lives and can be hard to avoid. However, drinking more than the recommended amount can be harmful to your heart and general health. While there is no completely safe ...

Medically trained research staff play a central role in developing innovations that improve treatments, interventions, diagnosis and prevention strategies for patients. This includes a wide range of ...

Around 6,000 heart attacks in the UK have been avoided in the last decade, researchers estimate, thanks to the introduction of a routine heart scan to investigate chest pain. Coronary computed ...

2024 was another groundbreaking year in the world of our research. From new lifesaving blood tests to identify those at highest risk of heart failure to cancer drugs with the power to unlock the ...

Read the latest news about our life saving research and find out what we think about the heart health news that's hitting the headlines. If you're a journalist and want to find out more about the BHF ...

From 3D printed hearts to stem-cell coated plasters, with your support we help turn more mind-blowing ideas from the realms of science fiction into lifesaving breakthroughs. Your heart is an ...

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