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FARMINGTON — Moving people more freely between Salt Lake and Davis counties through the use of public transit is a significant enough traffic concern that county officials are willing to help fund a south Davis County transit study.

The Davis County Commission recently agreed to put $7,500 toward the South Davis County Alternatives Analysis, a Utah Transit Authority study that will look at creating a regional public transit plan with Salt Lake City.

The county’s contribution to the study, to begin in 2013, is part of a collective pool of $60,000 to which local entities will contribute. The pool money will provide the matching funds necessary to qualify for an additional $360,000 grant from the Federal Transit Administration.

OGDEN — There is a lot of room for improvement when it comes to the health and well-being of Utah kids, according to the Voices for Utah Children’s “Utah KIDS COUNT” study, released Monday.

The study, which has been released annually for the past 17 years, provides comprehensive data on a wide variety of child well-being indicators, including analysis of items ranging from prenatal care to high school graduation.

Some people who seem to be the picture of good health still have heart attacks. A Salt Lake City company is trying to learn why and is looking for more heart attack patients to include in its research.

LOGAN — Researchers at Utah State University who are part of the internationally recognized Cache County Study on Memory in Aging have been recognized by the Utah Alzheimer’s Association.

The group, involving researchers in USU’s Colleges of Education and Human Services, Agriculture and Science, received the ALEXA “A Lifetime of Exceptional Achievement” Award at a gala chaired by Lt. Gov. Greg Bell.

PLAIN CITY — Council members have agreed to begin the process for an amendment to the capital facilities plan so the city can have a combined study of the sewer and the storm sewer.

“The current study we have is 15 years old on both systems,” said Councilman Brent White, adding it would benefit the city to combine the studies.

“That’s why we’re doing this study,” said Councilman Bruce Higley. “It’s so far back.”

RALEIGH, N.C. -- The number of homegrown terrorism plots hatched by Muslim-Americans has declined over the last three years and remain relatively rare despite public fears, according to a study by a University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill sociology professor.

If you don't have something nice to say ... well, go ahead and say it anyway. You may actually be doing something good for your health as well as humanity.

University of California, Berkeley, psychologists have found that gossiping - specifically, spreading information about a person who has behaved badly -- can play a critical role in maintaining social order, preventing exploitation and lowering stress.