Arkansas institute part of successful peanut allergy study
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November 23, 2018
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A large-scale clinical trial at an Arkansas research institute and other nationwide institutions to find a treatment for peanut allergies has been a success.
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that Arkansas Children's Research Institute is one of 66 institutions across 10 countries participating in the study, which gradually increases peanut protein doses. The goal is to increase tolerance in allergic patients.
Two-thirds of children in the treatment group were able to tolerate the equivalent of two peanuts by the end of the trial, as opposed to only four percent of...
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