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 ...

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 ...

In the UK, someone dies from a heart or circulatory condition every 3 minutes. This Heart Month, we're calling on everyone to help keep hearts beating. No matter how you choose to support British ...

If you’re looking for a safe space to connect with other people affected by heart and circulatory diseases, our online community on HealthUnlocked is the place to go. It's there to provide ...

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 ...