--- description: A daily combination of peanut protein and a probiotic helped 80 percent of children in a study title: Peanut Allergies: Australian Scientists Make Breakthrough in New Study image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5819a645e0203a39/6986a0e5169ab0a01627ae03/peanut.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Health](/section/health/) ## Health Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Diet & Nutrition](/tag/dietnutrition/) ## Diet & Nutrition Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Researchers Claim Breakthrough in Treating Peanut Allergies  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 28, 2015 4:15 PM CUT  David Arky—Getty Images  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 28, 2015 4:15 PM CUT 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 "undefined"). 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/ "undefined"). 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. [\[_The Guardian_](http://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/jan/28/peanut-allergy-researchers-say-they-may-have-found-key-to-a-cure "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3685910/peanut-allergy-cure/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3685910/peanut-allergy-cure/"},"headline":"Researchers Claim Breakthrough in Treating Peanut Allergies","datePublished":"2015-01-28T16:15:49.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T03:56:40.921Z","description":"A daily combination of peanut protein and a probiotic helped 80% of children in a study","url":"https://time.com/3685910/peanut-allergy-cure/","keywords":["Diet & Nutrition","health","allergies"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5819a645e0203a39/6986a0e5169ab0a01627ae03/peanut.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Nolan Feeney","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/nolan-feeney/"}],"articleSection":"Health","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5819a645e0203a39/6986a0e5169ab0a01627ae03/peanut.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Peanut","caption":"Peanut","creditText":"David Arky—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/health/","name":"Health"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/dietnutrition/","name":"Diet & Nutrition"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3685910/peanut-allergy-cure/","name":"Researchers Claim Breakthrough in Treating Peanut Allergies"}}]}] ```