Infants quickly recognize their mothers’ voices and maternal speech may influence how babies process unfamiliar social cues, such as the faces of strangers.

UC San Diego researchers developed a machine learning model that accurately predicts skin cancer risk across ancestries, improving equity in early detection and outcomes using genetics, lifestyle, and social factors.

Poverty is a main driver of maltreatment, and benefits programs—which are currently in jeopardy—can help reduce disparities

A federally funded clinical trial to evaluate an intervention to prevent suicides among people recently released from jail reduced suicide attempts by 55%.

In 2020 Kansas City implemented a policy making all of its buses fare free. Joel Mendez of the University of Kansas conducted a study on the effects of the policy, finding it attracted new users, increased bus usage overall and also had equity benefits, boosting mobility for marginalized populations. While Kansas City is a large, geographically sprawling metro that covers two states and many counties, Mendez argues the results could help drive transit decisions in other cities.