InĂªs Martins, PhD, managing science editor —

InĂªs holds a PhD in biomedical sciences from the University of Lisbon, Portugal, where she specialized in blood vessel biology, blood stem cells, and cancer. Before that, she studied cell and molecular biology and worked as a research fellow at multiple institutes. In addition to several college awards, InĂªs won the Pfizer Basic Research Award in 2012 for a research paper. She also has a graduate degree in data science.

Articles by InĂªs Martins

Disturbed Sleep Tied to Cognitive Problems in Parkinson’s Patients

Disturbed sleep, like that due to sleep apnea, significantly associates with poorer cognition in Parkinson’s disease patients, particularly in the domains of attention, executive function, and memory, a study reported. The study, “Sleep Disturbances and Sleep Disordered Breathing Impair Cognitive Performance in Parkinson’s Disease,” was published…