--- title: Peanut Allergies: Australian Scientists Make Breakthrough in New Study description: A daily combination of peanut protein and a probiotic helped 80 percent of children in a study canonical: https://time.com/3685910/peanut-allergy-cure/ author: Nolan Feeney article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-01-28T16:15:49.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T03:56:40.921Z article:section: Health og:title: Peanut Allergies: Australian Scientists Make Breakthrough in New Study og:description: A combination of peanut protein and a probiotic helped 80% of study participants. og:url: https://time.com/3685910/peanut-allergy-cure/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5819a645e0203a39/6986a0e5169ab0a01627ae03/peanut.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4179 og:image:height: 2351 og:image:alt: Peanut og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Peanut Allergies: Australian Scientists Make Breakthrough in New Study twitter:description: A combination of peanut protein and a probiotic helped 80% of study participants. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5819a645e0203a39/6986a0e5169ab0a01627ae03/peanut.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Researchers Claim Breakthrough in Treating Peanut Allergies > Sponsored content. 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Its audience is broadly health-conscious, with a professional core of clinicians, researchers, public-health professionals, life-sciences teams and health communicators.  by [Nolan Feeney](https://time.com/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Jan 28, 2015 4:15 PM UTC  David Arky—Getty Images  by [Nolan Feeney](https://time.com/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Jan 28, 2015 4:15 PM UTC Researchers say they are one step closer to finding a cure for people with [severe peanut allergies](http://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/jan/28/peanut-allergy-researchers-say-they-may-have-found-key-to-a-cure). Around 80% of a group of 30 children had no allergic reaction to peanuts after scientists gave them a daily combination of peanut protein and a probiotic in increasing amounts over an 18-month period, [according to a new study announced Wednesday](http://www.mcri.edu.au/news/2015/january/peanut-allergy/). The probiotic, bacteria useful in fighting disease, deployed by the Melbourne, Australia-based Murdoch Childrens Research Institute was _Lactobacillus rhamnosus._ Its dosage in the study was the equivalent of eating 20 kg of yogurt a day. “Many of the children and families believe it has changed their lives, they’re very happy, they feel relieved,” lead researcher Mimi Tang told the _Guardian_. “These findings provide the first vital step towards developing a cure for peanut allergy and possibly other food allergies.” Tang cautioned against attempting the study at home, as some children in the study did still have serious allergic reactions. A follow-up study will test whether the peanut tolerance continues in the future. 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