A study tested popular smartwatches, and they all overestimated calories burned. Here’s how to still get value from yours. Medicine & Health Sciences By Angela Nicoletti September 1, 2026 at 4:19pm If you’re depending on your smartwatch to tell you the truth about how many calories you burned during a workout — well, don’t. Fitness trackers […]
AI-powered portable sensor enables rapid and multiplexed cardiac biomarker testing
AI-Enhanced Dual-Mode Vertical Flow Assay for Multiplexed Cardiac Biomarker Detection. Image Credit: Ozcan Lab @ UCLA April 8, 2026 UCLA researchers developed an AI-powered portable diagnostic platform for rapid multiplexed detection of key cardiac biomarkers. Cardiovascular diseases remain the leading cause of death worldwide, accounting for nearly 20 million deaths each year. Rapid diagnosis and […]
How NSF-Funded PATHS-UP Engineering Research Technology Could Change Lyme Disease Diagnosis
For many patients with Lyme disease, the hardest part of getting better is getting a clear answer. Symptoms can be confusing, early tests can miss infections, and the current recommended testing process often requires multiple steps before patients and doctors have the information they need. For UCLA undergraduate researcher Olivia Goodreau, this challenge is personal. […]
PATHS UP Interns
PATHS-UP graduate students have the opportunity to go to internships with our affiliated industry partners. This is an incredible opportunity for students to get real-world experience in their field of study. PATHS-UP graduates have gone on to work at some of the most renowned companies in the world, and they attribute their success to the […]
April 2022 Publications
Our monthly PATHS-UP publication list in April 2022. Please read the abstracts below : A touch-based multimodal and cryptographic bio-human–machine interface | PNAS The awareness of the individuals’ biological status is critical for creating interactive environments. Accordingly, we devised a multimodal cryptographic bio-human–machine interface (CB-HMI), which seamlessly translates touch-based entries into encrypted biochemical, biophysical, and […]
Wireless device to provide new options for colorectal cancer treatment
PATHS-UP Faculty Member Dr. Sung II Park and his research team were recently featured in a news article involved in the development of a wireless device offering treatment for colorectal cancer. For those diagnosed with colorectal cancer, surgery has been the only option that offers a solution. Unfortunately, surgery is frequently complicated by disease recurrence […]