Aspirin can prevent the tuberculosis (TB) bacterium from hijacking immune cells and allow the body to control infection better say researchers who found that the common pain killer could treat the top infectious killer worldwide that claims around 4400 lives a day. Researchers from the Centenary Institute in Sydney found that the TB bacterium hijacks platelets from the body's blood clotting system to weaken immune systems. Our study provides more crucial evidence that widely available aspirin could be used to treat patients with severe TB infection and save lives said lead author Elinor Hortle research officer at Centenary. Using the