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Reducing your exposure to BPA may seem like a daunting task, but it’s truly not impossible. The next time you take that casual stroll down the grocery store aisle, remember to think frozen or fresh, to say no to plastics and consume everything in moderation. Remembering these five easy steps will help you keep this one industrial chemical out of your water, fruits and veggies.

The University of California Regents agreed July 21 to settle two lawsuits alleging that a UCLA spine surgeon failed to disclose his conflicts of interest with a medical technology company before using the company’s products in surgeries.

A team of scientists from UC Berkeley, UCSF and Boston College have found that triple-negative breast cancer tumors — a breast cancer subtype — rely on fat as an energy source, a discovery which has brought them one step closer to potentially developing a new type of therapy for this cancer.

A study published this month led by a researcher at the campus’s Center for Environmental Research and Children’s Health, or CERCH, showed that making the switch to an organic diet could quickly reduce the body’s level of certain pesticides.

Three UC Berkeley alumni are now among the youngest recipients of FDA approval of a medical device after creating a stethoscope attachment that allows doctors to record and share the sound of a patient’s heart.

Half awake, half asleep. Notebook in one hand and anything caffeinated in the other. You slug into your lecture hall and plant yourself in a squeaky chair. “OK, I can do this; I can get through the day.”

In an effort to increase student leadership, members of the ASUC Senate lobbied the offices of various state representatives Tuesday, fostering a dialogue on important issues between students and local government officials.

With the holidays quickly approaching, the University of California has already made its New Year’s resolution — to end smoking on its campuses.

A local food producer recalled food it supplies to stores such as Trader Joes, Walgreens and Whole Foods after an E.coli outbreak sickened 26 people in three western U.S. states.