Living near fast food doesn't increase your chances of weight gain, researchers report. Likewise, living near a supermarket doesn't decrease the chances.

Decades after federal bans ended widespread use of lead paint and gasoline, some urban soils still contain levels that exceed safety guidelines for kids.

Evidence shows that many Black Americans experience police killings of unarmed Black people – even those they do not know – as traumatic events, causing acute physical and emotional distress.

The decision to water your lawn (or not) might come down to a simple question: What are your neighbors doing?

New research uses 133 million tweets to analyze how racially segregated many cities in the United States continue to be.

"As neighborhoods gentrify, when poor people can no longer remain in their neighborhoods and move, there are fewer affordable neighborhoods."

A more precise screening index could monitor chronic lead exposure, say researchers. They started with Atlanta, but say the approach could work elsewhere.

Just 10 decibels more daytime neighborhood noise is associated with 36% higher odds of mild cognitive impairment and 30% higher odds of Alzheimer's disease.

Demolishing abandoned houses may help whole neighborhoods by getting people to do a better job maintaining their own properties, a new study shows.