Why is it in the news?
India launched the first psychiatric disorder database.
Category: Science & Tech
Important Points:
● Developed by NIMHANS & NCBS
● Open-source brain research database
● Covers disorders like schizophrenia, bipolar, dementia
● Integrates clinical, genetic, imaging data
● Data from 2000+ individuals, 900 families
● Linked with stem cell biobank
● Origin from ADBS project (2016)
● Funded by DBT & Pratiksha Trust
● Helps in biomarker discovery
● Enables precision psychiatry & early diagnosis