Stay sharp...with housework

REGULAR housework could be key to sharper memory in old age.

Researchers at the Singapore Institute of Technology examined the day-to-day activities of 240 over-65s. They analysed how often light and heavy housework was completed and asked participants to do memory tests.

Those who did high volumes of light housework had a cognitive score eight per cent higher than those who did not. Lots of heavy housework led to a 14 per cent higher score.