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Study finds tuberculosis can induce premature cellular ageing

A new study by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine found that the cells of humans and animals who have recovered from tuberculosis had prematurely aged up to 12 to 14 years.

The findings of the study were published in the journal ‘Aging’. Even after successful therapy for tuberculosis, survivors of the disease have an increased risk of recurrent infection and death