Boosting peanut tolerance | Artificial sense of touch | Scratching and skin inflammation

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February 25, 2025 Edition

A small amount of peanut butter on a knife.

Therapy boosts peanut tolerance in allergic kids

Peanut-allergic children who could tolerate eating at least a half peanut greatly boosted their tolerance by eating gradually increased daily doses of peanut butter.

Man with two devices implanted in his brain before a bionic arm controlling a steering wheel and a screen showing traffic.

Creating an artificial sense of touch

Tiny electrodes placed precisely in the brain let people with spinal cord injuries feel sensations of shape, motion, and the orientation of objects on the skin.

Young woman lying in bed and scratching her arm.

Scratching and allergic skin inflammation

Researchers found how scratching can worsen allergic skin symptoms but also protect from infection.

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