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

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

Whatever your heart or circulatory condition, you’ll have something to gain from exercise. Getting active could help to ease your symptoms, help you do more in your daily life, and stop your disease ...

Recent headlines have claimed that isometric exercises, such as wall squats and planks, are best for lowering blood pressure. Is this true? We go behind the headlines. New research published in the ...

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, ...

When it comes to lowering cholesterol, many people will think of the need to have a diet low in saturated fats. For others, medicines like statins, prescribed to help lower cholesterol (a type of fat) ...

Senior Cardiac Nurse Christopher Allen says: Atrial flutter and atrial fibrillation are both abnormal heart rhythms. They occur when there is an issue with the electrical signals and pathways in your ...

Victoria Taylor, Senior Dietitian at the BHF, says: Yes, peanuts are as good as other nuts. What’s different about peanuts is that they grow under the ground, not on trees like other nuts. They come ...

Andrew Scard, cardiac rehabilitation specialist for Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, says that gentle exercises can help ease back pain and stiffness, while also increasing your strength and ...

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 a lot of marketing about beetroot juice’s benefits but there is not yet enough scientific evidence to give specific dietary recommendations. While research, including some funded by British ...

High cholesterol is a major risk factor for heart disease. Alarmingly, about half of adults in the UK have total cholesterol levels above the recommended healthy limit of 5mmol/L. Knowing which are ...