Food hypersensitivity
A groundbreaking study at King's College London and Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust has led to a significant breakthrough in treating adults with peanut allergies. The study, published in the journal Allergy, involved gradually desensitizing 18 adults with a typical peanut allergy to
Food hypersensitivity
Researchers have discovered that feeding peanut products to infants from infancy to age five can significantly reduce the risk of peanut allergies by 71% and even lower by 81% by the age of five. According to a recent study, known as the LEAP-Trio study, introducing peanut products early on can
Allergens
A recent study published in the journal Allergy has found that remission is a preferred outcome over desensitization in food allergy immunotherapy. The Phase 2b study, conducted by Prota Therapeutics Pty Ltd, directly compared the long-term benefits and risks associated with remission and desensitization in children who received high-dose peanut
Accidental falls
As parents began introducing common allergenic foods to their young children, the rapid increase in food allergies in the UK has slowed down significantly, according to a new study from Imperial College London. Between 2008 and 2018, food allergy cases doubled, but this growth was largely confined to the period
