Allergic reactions to food have dramatically increased over the past 10 to 20 years. Dan Peled/AAP

Changes to bugs in the gut could prevent food allergies

Changing the bacteria in the gut could treat and prevent life-threatening allergies, according to research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) journal today. “These…
The promising new therapy could free children and parents from the fear of severe allergic reactions to peanuts. BeInspiredDesigns/Flickr. Image has been cropped.

Small doses therapy shows promise for peanut allergy

Giving children and adolescents with peanut allergies small doses of the peanut protein and increasing it over time to build up tolerance could help lessen the severity of their allergic reaction, according…

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