Melbourne, Nov 18: It’s not just women who grumble about their body and looks, for young men too have body image issues, which range from physique, height and hair loss to penis size.

That’s the conclusion of a new research.

The study of 200 young heterosexual men, which has been published in the Journal of Health Psychology, found that it was so common for men to worry about their muscle definition (82 per cent did) that such concerns could be considered normal.

Washington, November 18: An American study has given more force to the suggestion that positive moods can increase one’s ability to take good decisions.

"A positive mood enhances efforts to attain future well-being, encourages broader and flexible thinking, and increases openness to information," write study authors Aparna A. Labroo, of the University of Chicago, and Vanessa M. Patrick, of the University of Georgia.

After a weak opening today, the 30-share index BSE Sensex continued to trade in the negative zone on the back of global worries, and lack of support at higher levels.

Heavy selling action was witnessed in banking, IT and power stocks.

BSE Midcap and Smallcap index shed 1.56% and 1.42% respectively.

As declining growth, massive job cuts, worries of a deep and prolonged recession in worldwide economies continue to disturb the outlook, the stock market, despite a few rallies here and there, has been fighting to make a headway for the last few months.

Sydney  - Hollywood star Nicole Kidman said Tuesday her acting career may be over as her focus shifts to family and a second child with fellow Australian Keith Urban.

"I'm in a place in my life where I've had some great opportunities, but there are many things I want to do besides act," the 41-year-old Oscar winner said. "In terms of my future as an actor, I don't know."

Kidman was speaking to reporters in Sydney prior to the premiere of her latest film, the Baz Luhrmann directed Australia.

Washington, Nov 18 : A study conducted by the Brookings Institution in Pakistan has revealed that the potential for youth radicalisation was high in the country, because of the poor education system disparate economic opportunities across the society.

Titled ‘The Prospects of Youth Radicalisation in Pakistan: Implications for US Policy’, the study signals an increase in the likelihood of youth in the country being lured towards extremist causes.

Washington, Nov 18: Scientists have discovered a molecule that could be the key to understanding the cause of neurodegenerative diseases such as motor neurone disease (MND).

Lead researcher Professor Patricia Salinas, from University College London along with Dr Simon Hughes, from King''s College London has identified a signalling molecule called Wnt3 that plays a crucial role in creating the connections, or synapses, between nerves and the muscles they control.

“For decades we have been studying how nerves communicate with their target muscles and we know that in diseases like MND the sites of contact between nerves and muscles become weak,” said Salinas.