A new article published by Reuters reports the findings of a study that “Creatine, a supplement favored by bodybuilders, modestly boosted muscle strength in patients with fibromyalgia.” Although creatine improved muscle weakness, it did not improve other general symptoms of the disorder, “such as...

A new study in Science Translational Medicine identifies two missense mutations in the gene encoding casein kinase Iδ (CKIδ) that cause migraine and advanced sleep phase. These alterations (T44A and H46R) led to reduced enzyme activity. Researchers found that “Mice engineered to carry the CKIδ-T44A...

An article in The New York Times reports “Baby boomers, who came of age in the ’60s and ’70s when experimenting with drugs was pervasive, are far more likely to use illicit drugs than previous generations. For example, a 2011 study by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration found...