Researchers discover two treatments that induce peanut allergy remission in children

Medical X-Press – Staff Writer

The research, led by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI), found the treatments—a combination of a probiotic together with oral immunotherapy (the gradual introduction of the allergenic food) and oral immunotherapy alone—significantly induced remission and desensitization. About half of the children achieved remission, allowing them to stop treatment and safely eat peanut freely. Both treatments also provided substantial improvement in quality of life compared with current standard care.

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