Fit as a fiddle! Playing an instrument as a child could keep

Fit as a fiddle! Playing an instrument as a child could keep you sharp into your old age as study finds those who practise music when they are young have better mental acuity in their 70s and 80s

Dr Judith Okely, lead author of the study from Edinburgh Napier University, said results are 'exciting' with brain working quicker in those who played a musical instrument.

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