A Peanut Allergy Test That Is Both Safe and Accurate

Nut allergies have grown significantly in the past few decades, with reactions to peanuts having some of the most significant and devastating effects. Unfortunately, the current options for testing a patient’s sensitivity to peanuts often produces a substantial number of false-positive results, and more alarming is the risk of triggering a deadly anaphylactic reaction. Now, investigators at the Medical Research Council (MRC) & Asthma UK Centre in Allergic Mechanisms of Asthma in London