Funmi Olateju

Oluwafunmilayo studied mass communication during her undergraduate degree in Nigeria. She hails from Nigeria where she worked with the National Space and Research Development Agency. Presently in the UK to explore the scientific world, she is a lady full of passion about stories from Africa.

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Fertility company criticized for exploiting students

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18 May 2012

Altrui, a fertility company based in North Yorkshire, has been criticized of taking advantage of young Cambridge University students by asking them to donate their eggs.

Heating milk reduces chance of HIV transmission

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9 May 2012

Flash heating breast milk could reduce chances of HIV transmission to infants, particularly in poor countries

Mothers’ obesity can affect babies in the womb

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4 May 2012

A recent report warns women of childbearing age to pay more attention to their weight before they become pregnant in order to have a healthy baby.

Malaria is still a problem

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4 April 2012

On a sunny day in Nigeria, I woke up with headache, joint pains and fever, then I realised I had been infected by malaria parasite again

Brain reward explains overeating

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15 March 2012

A new study suggests obese individuals’ brains generate signals that promote eating even when the body is not hungry.

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