Possible Cure for Peanut Allergies Developed
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iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Have Australian researchers come up with a cure for peanut allergies?
It’s possible that they may have, based on the results of an experiment in which 60 youngsters with these allergies were either given a placebo or the probiotic lactobacillus rhamnosus combined with peanut protein.
The trial conducted by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute lasted 18 months and by the end, eighty percent of children who took the probiotic became tolerant to peanuts. In contrast, only four percent in the control group could consume peanuts without an allergic reaction.
Lead researcher Mimi Tang remarked, “These findings provide the first vital step towards developing a cure for peanut allergy and possibly other food allergies.”
Tang, however, cautioned that more research needs to be done to determine if the treatment with the probiotic could produce long-term relief for those with peanut allergies.
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