Lenze named XPRIZE Healthspan semifinalist

Eric J. Lenze, MD, the Wallace and Lucille K. Renard Professor and head of the Department of Psychiatry at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, and his team are among the Top 40 Milestone 1 award winners in XPRIZE Healthspan. This seven-year, global competition incentivizes teams to develop and test therapeutics to improve healthy aging […]

WashU Medicine dean search committee appointed

Chancellor Andrew D. Martin has appointed a committee to begin the process of identifying the next dean of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. David H. Perlmutter, MD, executive vice chancellor for medical affairs and the George and Carol Bauer Dean of WashU Medicine, will conclude his deanship on June 30, 2026. “WashU Medicine plays […]

Adding med to antidepressant may help older adults with treatment-resistant depression

For older adults with clinical depression that has not responded to standard treatments, adding the drug aripiprazole (brand name Abilify) to an antidepressant they’re already taking is more effective than switching from one antidepressant to another, according to a new multicenter study led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Aripiprazole originally was […]