Children with milder forms of peanut sensitivity may be able to overcome the allergy by eating increasing amounts of store-bought peanut butter.

Scientists have discovered a promising new treatment for high-threshold peanut allergies using regular peanut butter.

Following receipt of increasing peanut oral immunotherapy, or home-measured peanut butter, desensitization to peanut protein in children initially able to ingest more than half a peanut was achieved,

Children with high-threshold peanut allergies showed incredible improvements after undergoing an 18-month program using store-bought peanut butter to desensitize them. The approach could help nearly a million kids with this type of allergy.

“Our study results suggest a safe, inexpensive and effective pathway for allergists to treat children with peanut allergy who can already tolerate the equivalent of at least half a peanut, considered a high-threshold peanut allergy,” said study lead author Dr. Scott Sicherer, chief of allergy and immunology at Mount Sinai in New York City.

Eating gradually increasing doses of store-bought, home-measured peanut butter for about 18 months enabled 100% of children with peanut allergy who initially could tolerate the equivalent of at least half a peanut to consume three tablespoons of peanut butter without an allergic reaction,

A new study suggests that gradually increasing peanut butter consumption can help children with high-threshold peanut allergies build long-term tolerance. Researchers found that 68.4 per cent of children who followed this approach successfully developed lasting resistance,

Children with high-threshold peanut allergy who ate gradually larger doses of store-bought peanut butter achieved significantly higher and

A new study from the National Institutes of Health demonstrates that children may be able to overcome mild peanut allergies by eating increasing amounts of peanut butter at home. NBC medical contributor Dr.

Children with high-threshold peanut allergies may have a new path toward desensitization through a simple and inexpensive method. A recent study suggests that gradually increasing daily doses of store-bought peanut butter over 18 months significantly improves tolerance to peanuts.