Peanut-allergy therapy 'protection not a cure'

Treating peanut allergy with regular exposure to small amounts of the food is effective - but only if a patient stays on the therapy, a study suggests.

King's College London scientists looked at the underlying behaviour of patients' cells - and found it did not change.

They say that shows immunotherapy offers "protection but not a cure" for peanut allergies.

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