Exposure Therapy For Peanut Allergy Effective In Adults

MONDAY, April 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Adults with peanut allergies can be safely treated using exposure therapy to increase their resistance, new clinical trial results show.

More than two-thirds of participants (67%) gained the ability to tolerate at least five peanuts without an immune reaction, researchers report in the journal Allergy.

This is the first trial to test exposure therapy in adults, researchers said. Such therapy is typically performed in children, whose immune systems are still evolving.

Under exposure therapy, patients are given daily doses of their food allergen to build up their tolerance.