Elana Spivack
Elana Spivack is a science and health journalist for Inverse from New York City. Other bylines include Scientific American, Popular Science, and more. Elana has a Masters in Journalism from NYU Science Health Environmental Reporting Program. When not reporting, she contributes satire to McSweeney's, Reductress, and others. You can find her published work at elanaspivack.com and her tweets under @elanaspivack.
The American Heart Association Finally Took Sex Into Account for Stroke Risk — Are You In the New At-Risk Group?
The updated guidelines home in on the stroke risks that women face.
When Does the Human Brain Peak? Here's What Scientists Actually Know About Cognitive Decline
If you look to science, you’ll find that cognitive aging is not a uniformly downhill slope that inevitably ends with something like dementia.
New Netflix Thriller ‘Don’t Move’ Makes Drug-Induced Paralysis Look Scary. It's Actually Worse.
The film gets a few things wrong about paralytic agents.
Ozempic Outperformed 7 Diabetes Medications in Reducing the Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease
Ozempic reduced risk of Alzheimer’s by 70 percent compared to insulin.
This Specific Type of Workout Could Suppress Hunger, Especially In Women
An intense workout could actually make you less hungry.
This Simple Test Could Predict How Fast Your Mind and Body Are Aging
Try balancing on one leg.
Tibetan Women Have Evolved a Pregnancy Superpower
Increased hemoglobin concentration could be key to giving birth at extremely high altitudes.
Is My Cat Happy? Here's the Shocking Answer
Not to worry, your cat can be happy.
Humans’ Obsession With Carbs Came Long Before the Start of Agriculture, A New Study Suggests
Even Neanderthals had multiple copies of this starch-digesting gene.
Ozempic Might Help Treat Two Common Addiction Disorders
This human study helps affirm what animal studies have suggested.
One in 4 US Adults Suspect They Have ADHD — Are You One of Them?
If you think you have ADHD, going to a doctor for a diagnosis could be your best bet for treatment.
The Real Reason You Shouldn’t Let Your Dog Stick Its Head Out the Window
Everyone might be doing it, but you probably shouldn’t.
A Mouse Study On Intermittent Fasting and Caloric Restriction Left Researchers Scratching Their Heads
Caloric restriction trumps intermittent fasting, but genetics might trounce them both.
A Single Bout of Intense Exercise Might Exert Positive Effects for Two Weeks
The compounding effects of exercise and rest may endure in the brain.
Science Says You’ve Been Talking to Your Dog Completely Wrong
Slow down when talking to your pup.
A Novel Discovery Hints At Why We Stop Producing New Brain Cells — And What We Can Do About It
This finding could one day aid in neurogenesis, or the production of new neurons.
This Complete Map of An Adult Fruit Fly May Finally Reveal Unsolved Mysteries About the Brain
This colossal achievement also gives us the first full simulations of neuron function.
This Form of Intermittent Fasting Might Help With More Than Just Weight Loss
Here's how time-restricted eating could improve metabolic health.
Is Pumpkin Spice Dangerous To Dogs? Here’s Why They Should Avoid It
For dogs, pumpkin might be healthy, but pumpkin spice is not.
These 2 Exercise Patterns Were Linked With A Lower Risk Of Over 200 Conditions
However you accomplish it, at least 150 minutes of weekly exercise is linked to lower risk of over 200 conditions.