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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Maira Butt

New study reveals potential health risk behind tattoos

Tattoos can cause lifelong changes to the body’s immunity as well as affect vaccine responses, according to a new study.

An international team of researchers has found that tattoo ink collects in the lymph nodes, affecting the body’s resistance to disease, in findings published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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