People with food allergies are advised to avoid the allergen because treatments are limited.Credit: BSIP/UIG Via Getty Six people who were highly allergic to peanuts can tolerate the nut after receiving a faecal transplant, reports a study published on 5 August in Science Translational Medicine. The small trial1 of 15 people is the first evidence
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