Dr. Aleksandar Videnovik was recently featured in the newsletter titled "Advances at Mass General" for his work on circadian dysfunction in Parkinson's disease. For the full article, click on the link below.
http://www.massgeneral.org/assets/pdf/Advances-Spring-2015.pdf

This week, Dr. Matt Bianchi was quoted in The New Yorker's article titled: "Why Can't We Fall Asleep?". The article touches upon decreased overall total sleep time in the population, the effects of blue light on sleep, and the implications of sleep aids on restorative sleep. For the full article, click on the link below.

http://www.newyorker.com/science/maria-konnikova/why-cant-we-fall-asleep

6/26/2015

Dr. Susan Redline from Brigham and Women's Hospital recently developed a new site focusing on sleep apnea. Their mission is "to improve the diagnosis and treatment of sleep apnea through the active engagement of patients, families, researchers, and healthcare providers." For more information click on the link below.

https://myapnea.org/

5/18/2015

Aleksandar Videnovik, MD, was recently featured on the story "Acting out dreams could be dangerous disorder, neurological issue" on WCVB Channel 5 News. To watch the full video click on the link below.

http://www.wcvb.com/health/acting-out-dreams-could-be-rare-sleep-disorder/33015048

4/10/2015

Neurolaunch, a start-up company focused on neuroscience research, is expanding to the Boston area. The goal of Neurolaunch is to "nurture potential applications as they emerge from research", and
Dr. Matt Bianchi, director of the MGH sleep lab, will be contributing to their research and growth in Boston. 

For the full article click the link below.  
http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2015/04/08/neurolaunch-expands-boston-bay-area/r2szhaP5nc7ufGyTFZEl5L/story.html

4/2/2015

Matt Bianchi, MD, PhD, one of our most respected neurologists in the sleep community, was recently elected president of the Massachusetts Sleep Society. Due to Dr. Bianchi's strong leadership skills and determination to enact change as well as innovation in the society, Dr. Bianchi will sedulously work to insure that patients receive the highest quality and most appropriate care. We would like to congratulate Dr. Bianchi on his successes.     

3/22/2015

Dr. Bianchi will be speaking at the World Medical Innovation Forum on Tuesday, April 28th, from 4:40-6:00pm. He will be speaking about sleep and consciousness: clinical need versus safety. Along with Dr. Bianchi will be a panel of three other prominent researchers in the field: Dr. Charles Czeisler, Dr. Patrick Purdon, and Dr. Darryle Scheopp. For more information about this event click on the link below.

http://www.worldmedicalinnovation.org/events/focus-session-sleep-and-consciousness/

2/1/2015

The MGH Sleep Lab was recently awarded accreditation from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM). The AASM's missions is "to improve sleep health and promote high quality patient centered care through advocacy, education, strategic research, and practice standards." For more information on the AASM, including accreditation standards, click on the link below. 
http://www.aasmnet.org/

10/6/2015

Dr. Bianchi will be leading a talk on November 13, 2014 from 4:00-5:00pm at the Brigham and Women's Hospital. The talk is titled: "How's your sleep? The answer might surprise you." For more information click on the link below.
http://oshercenter.org/research-seminar-series-hows-sleep-answer-might-surprise-matt-t-bianchi-md-phd-mmsc/  

Dr. Matt Bianchi has recently written articles for MGH regarding sleep apnea and insomnia. 

The first article talks about the symptoms of insomnia and sleep apnea do not always match well with objective test results. For the article, click here.

The second is specifically about sleep apnea and ways to treat it. For the article, click here.