Many people, especially children and the elderly, have difficulty swallowing pills. Liquid forms of many medicines taste extremely bitter and are often rejected. Put simply, strong bitterness is the main reason why people all over the world, especially children, avoid taking their medicines, putting their health and sometimes their lives at risk. Now, a group of scientists at the Monell Chemical Senses Center has identified the first temporary, universal taste blocker that works in people. Their findings appear in the British Journal of Pharmacology. “Remarkably, and unlike our experience with Read More