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Bad bitterness made better for everyone: Global taste differences in the flavor of medicines

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Scientists examined bitterness intensity of five medicines and two bitter modifiers in 338 adults of European descent and recent US and Canadian immigrants from Asia , South Asia , and Africa .

Bitterness ratings differed by ancestry for two of the five drugs and the effectiveness of some.

genetic variants that explain some population differences in reaction to bitter tastes.

Story Source: Journal Reference: - Ha Nguyen, Cailu Lin , Katherine Bell , Amy Huang , Mackenzie Hannum , Vicente Ramirez , Carol Christensen , Nancy E Rawson , Lauren Colquitt , Paul Domanico , Ivona Sasimovich , Riley Herriman , Paule Joseph, Oghogho Braimah , Danielle R Reed . Worldwide study of the taste of bitter medicines and their modifiers. Chemical Senses , 2025 ; DOI: 10.1093 /chemse/bjaf003 Cite This Page:.

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