Murdoch Children’s Research and WA Telethon Kids Institute researchers have discovered the immunological changes that occur in children who receive successful treatment for peanut allergies.

Kids were given a probiotic alongside immunotherapy doses for 18 months as part of a Melbourne trial published in 2015, and three-quarters of them were then able to eat peanuts. But researchers didn’t know why the treatment worked, until now.

“The next step forward is having better treatments that are going to be able to deliver this lasting remission outcome for families," group leader of allergy immunology research at Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Professor Mimi Tang, told Liam Bartlett on 6PR Mornings.

Murdoch Children&rsquo;s Research and WA Telethon Kids Institute researchers have discovered the immunological changes that occur in children who receive successful treatment for peanut allergies.
Kids were given a probiotic alongside immunotherapy doses for 18 months as part of a Melbourne trial published in 2015, and three-quarters of them were then able to eat peanuts. But researchers didn&rsquo;t know why the treatment worked, until now.
&ldquo;The next step forward is having better treatments that are going to be able to deliver this lasting remission outcome for families," group leader of allergy immunology research at Murdoch Children&rsquo;s Research Institute, <a href="https://www.mcri.edu.au/users/aprofessor-mimi-tang">Professor Mimi Tang</a>, told Liam Bartlett on 6PR Mornings.

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