People have tried giving creatine, a supplement often used by athletes, to patients with several serious muscle and brain diseases, and some studies say it helped them feel better.

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Clinical pharmacology of the dietary supplement creatine monohydrate.

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This study says taking creatine supplements has helped people with several serious muscle and brain diseases, just like the claim says. It didn’t find anything that contradicts it.

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Clinical pharmacology of the dietary supplement creatine monohydrate.

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DOI: 10.1016/s0031-6997(24)01490-x

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