Samsung's next big health advancement is a feature that alerts you to early signs of dementia

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ZDNET cardinal takeaways 

• Samsung is rumored to unveil a encephalon wellness diagnostic astatine CES.
• The diagnostic could observe aboriginal signs of dementia. 
• It volition besides supply recommendations for prevention. 

Samsung's adjacent wellness diagnostic could code and purpose to forestall a information that impacts implicit 6 cardinal Americans. At CES 2026, the tech elephantine is rumored to unveil a Brain Health feature, developed to observe aboriginal signs of dementia, according to rumors. 

Details are sparse, but Sammobile reported that the diagnostic volition analyse assorted metrics to observe aboriginal signs of dementia. These see gait patterns, changes successful a user's voice, and slumber status. Whether this volition beryllium done Samsung's smartphones, smartwatches, oregon astute rings is inactive unknown. 

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Alongside detection, Samsung volition besides supply guidance and prevention instructions, which could see a encephalon grooming programme to boost cognitive function, according to Sammobile. The institution has completed in-house improvement of Brain Health and is present conducting objective validation, according to ChoSun. 

Samsung has leveraged its smartwatches and astute rings to present respective innovative health-tracking features. With the motorboat of its Galaxy Watch 8 smartwatch, Samsung introduced a sensor connected the bottommost of the smartwatch that users property their thumb against to measure the antioxidants recovered successful their skin. 

Samsung's Antioxidant Index measures carotenoids recovered successful greenish and orangish fruits and vegetables, which Samsung says beforehand steadfast aging. 

Samsung's Galaxy Watch (right) would beryllium 1 of the archetypal mainstream wearables susceptible of tracking for signs of dementia.

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Alongside the modular health-tracking features, specified arsenic humor unit monitoring, ECG, and irregular bosom bushed tracking, which its competitors besides see successful their devices, Samsung unveiled features for bedtime guidance and race grooming done its latest smartwatch. 

Researchers foretell that implicit 42% of adults aged 55 and implicit volition make dementia. 

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Samsung's encephalon wellness diagnostic signals a displacement from wellness trackers and devices that grounds and observe carnal conditions to collecting information that tin observe cognitive conditions. The question remains: Will biomarkers specified arsenic gait, sleep, and dependable changes beryllium capable to overgarment a representation of a user's wide cognition? We'll person to hold for Samsung's authoritative announcement astatine CES and spot for ourselves. 

Samsung did not instantly respond to a petition for comment.