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BY JESSICA GOODWIN

ANCHOR ANA COMPAIN-ROMERO

Peanut allergy sufferers rejoice. New scientific research is paving the way for a potential cure to combat the deadly food allergy. Chicago’s WGN explains the research in a nutshell-

"In the simplest terms, we are sticking these peanut proteins that people would normally react to onto the surface of their own cells."

“Researchers drew blood from allergic lab mice. Peanut extract was then attached onto the white blood cells and re-infused back into the mice. After two treatments -- no allergic response.”

A Research Professor at University Northwestern Medicine- the team that’s conducting the pre-clinical study, hopes to see the research utilized in the future.
  
“This is an exciting new way in which we can regulate specific allergic diseases and may eventually be used in a clinical setting for patients.”

But don’t rush out and stock up on Reeces Pieces and Nutter Butters just yet. A blogger for the Huffington Post notes, we still don’t know the risks associated with this kind of treatment yet.

‘It's too soon to draw conclusions regarding the risks or side effects of this new food allergy treatment on the human immunological system. As a parent who fantasizes about a day when my son will wake up able to safely eat foods like cheese or salmon, I hope this medical breakthrough brings just that one "trick."’

According to Medicine Net, peanuts are the leading cause of severe food allergic reactions, affecting approximately three million people, or 1.1 percent of the population in America alone.

WLS Chicago says the next step is human trials, but notes it could be years down the road.