Going nuts for allergy cure

● Could miracle drug cure peanut allergies?

A new drug could cure peanut allergies within weeks of being administered.

Etokimab works by targeting the part of the immune system involved in allergic responses.

The scientists behind the drug say that 11 out of 13 people with severe peanut allergies who tested one injection of the drug were able to consume 275mg of peanut protein with no serious reactions after two weeks. They hope it will also be able to fight other food allergies.

About one in 100 people in the UK has a peanut allergy and it usually develops before the age of two.