Aimee Cunningham

Aimee Cunningham

Biomedical Writer

Biomedical writer Aimee Cunningham is on her second tour at Science News. From 2005 to 2007, she covered chemistry, environmental science, biology and materials science for Science News.  Between stints Aimee was a freelance writer for outlets such as NPR and Scientific American Mind. She has a degree in English from the University of Michigan and a master’s degree in science journalism from New York University. She received the 2019 Award for Excellence in Science and Medical Journalism from the Endocrine Society for the article "Hormone replacement makes sense for some menopausal women."

All Stories by Aimee Cunningham

  1. Chemistry

    That’s a Wrap: Polymer coatings fortify pancreas cells

    A technique that encapsulates cells in polymer might one day benefit people who receive pancreas-cell transplants for diabetes.

  2. Earth

    On the move

    A new study suggests how prions, the infectious agents that cause such disorders as chronic wasting disease, behave in soil and landfills.

  3. Chemistry

    Waistline Worry: Common chemicals might boost obesity

    A family of chemicals implicated in testosterone declines may also be contributing to recent spikes in obesity and diabetes.

  4. Humans

    The Next Generation: Intel Science Talent Search honors high school achievers

    A 17-year-old from Oklahoma City who built a homemade Raman spectra system took first place at this year's Intel Science Talent Search.

  5. Tech

    EPA council sets priorities

    The Environmental Protection Agency's Science Policy Council has outlined the agency's nanotechnology-research needs.

  6. Chemistry

    Scrubbing troubles

    Triclosan, an antibacterial agent found in many soaps, may increase a person's exposure to a potentially toxic chemical.

  7. Tech

    Unlocking the Gaits: Robot tests locomotion switch

    A blocky, bright-yellow robot that would look at home in a toy chest moves like a salamander, just as its inventors intended.

  8. Earth

    Traces of Trouble

    Scientists and engineers are investigating how to stem the flow of naturally-occurring and synthetic estrogens that, when released from waste water treatment plants and livestock operations, can harm aquatic life.

  9. Earth

    Equal Opportunity Outcome: Different pollutants show same impact

    At concentrations present in the environment, each of three dissimilar toxic agents can seize control of a signaling pathway that regulates developing cells in the central nervous system.

  10. Chemistry

    Lighting up for uranium

    A portable sensor could make it possible to rapidly detect environmental uranium contamination.

  11. Bacteria go for a spin

    Researchers may have found the mechanism powering a mysterious gliding motion in bacteria.

  12. Tech

    Transferred Touch: Sensory rewiring to improve prosthetics

    Transferring a lost limb's nerves to other areas of the body might one day permit an amputee to feel the heat of a coffee cup with an artificial hand.