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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 children living in low- and middle-income countries, there are a handful of tried and tested tools, like anti-malarial drugs, bed nets and vaccines. The results from a massive experiment in rural Kenya suggests another: cash. Infants born to people who received $1,000, no-strings-attached, were nearly half as likely to die as infants born to people who got no cash, according to a report published Monday by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Cash cut mortality in children under 5 by about 45%, the study researchers found, on par with interventions like vaccines and anti-malarials. "This paper is really well done, and the result itself is pretty stunning," says Heath Henderson, an economist at Drake University who wasn't involved in the study. Historically, it's been "diff

Goats and Soda Researchers discover a secret weapon that saves babies' lives. And it's not medical August 18, 2025 10:08 AM ET By Jonathan Lambert 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. Svetlana Repnitskaya/Getty Images/Moment RF hide caption toggle caption Svetlana Repnitskaya/Getty Images/Moment RF To save the lives of infants and small children living in low- and middle-income countries, there are a handful of tried and tested tools, like anti-malarial drugs,

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