<ul><li>A recent study published in Cell highlights how smartwatches can be powerful tools in biomedicine, particularly for studying psychiatric illnesses and their genetic underpinnings.</li><li>Wearable devices, such as smartwatches, can provide continuous and detailed data to help predict mental health conditions and identify genetic factors linked to these disorders.</li><li>By collecting continuous data on physical and behavioral patterns, smartwatches can generate a "digital phenotype" that acts as biomarkers to bridge the gap between observable behaviors, psychiatric diagnoses, and genetic factors.</li><li>Smartwatches offer a transformative way to understand psychiatric disorders, leading to more personalized treatments based on an individual's unique behavioral patterns and genetic profile.</li></ul>

Smartwatches provide clues to mental illnesses, study finds

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