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Researchers discover a secret weapon that saves babies' lives. And it's not medical

By Jonathan Lambert on August 18, 2025

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A newly published study shows that infants and little children born to people who received $1,000, no-strings-attached, in a massive experiment had improved survival rates.

To save the lives of infants and small kids in lower resource countries, there are a handful of tools: anti-malarial drugs, bed nets and vaccines. A massive experiment in rural Kenya suggests another.

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