To curb the spread of Covid-19, Singapore, like other cities, had to impose movement
restriction and social distancing measures that may affect the well-being of its residents. In …

Genes, as well as the environment, are known to affect mental health. However, the effects
of the physical environment on mental health are not well understood. The emerging field of …

Background Previous meta-analyses have revealed that in adult and older adult populations
of developed countries, depression is more prevalent in urban than rural areas. No meta …

The cultural and geographical properties of the environment have been shown to deeply
influence cognition and mental health,,,,–. Living near green spaces has been found to be …

A long-standing expectation is that large, dense and cosmopolitan areas support
socioeconomic mixing and exposure among diverse individuals,,,,–. Assessing this …

Urban vitality and urban density have recently been the subject of intense debates in China,
but their broader economic impacts have been neglected. Urban vitality can foster …

Pedestrian activity is a cornerstone for urban sustainability, with key implications for the
environment, public health, social cohesion, and the local economy. Therefore, city …

This study examined the associations of objectively assessed physical features of the
neighbourhood environment with physical and mental aspects of health-related quality of life …

Implicit biases-differential attitudes towards members of distinct groups-are pervasive in
human societies and create inequities across many aspects of life. Recent research has …

Methods This study comprised 253 mothers aged 1–24 weeks postpartum from several
health centers in Saudi Arabia, recruited by random purposive sampling. The study's …