More than 3 million people in the United States are allergic to peanuts and tree nuts. But experimental new research suggests adults might someday be able to take an antibody to keep symptoms at bay for up to six weeks -- at least in small doses.
Just one injection of an anti-allergy antibody allowed people with a peanut allergy to safely consume one nut's worth of peanut protein, according to a study published Thursday in JCI Insight. Food allergies are tricky -- almost 11% of adults in the US have at least one . They can develop at any point in a person's life without any clear cause, and so far, there's no way to prevent a reaction beyond avoiding the food entirely.
Snacking on nuts during the first year of life may reduce the risk of a nut allergy in children, studies show. Previously, parents of high-risk children had been advised to delay their introduction of peanuts.Hide Caption 1 of 6 Photos: Six ways to reduce allergy risk in kidsSome studies have linked certain objects or behaviors to the possible reduction of allergy risk.
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