Chronic fatigue syndrome linked to lower levels of key thyroid hormones

A new study reveals that chronic fatigue syndrome, a debilitating condition with unknown causes, can be explained by lower thyroid levels — but may be distinct from thyroidal disease. This can be seen as a first step to finding a treatment for a common illness for which diagnosis is hard to come by.

Source: Chronic fatigue syndrome possibly explained by lower levels of key thyroid hormones: Discovery of a crucial link between chronic fatigue syndrome and lower levels of key thyroid hormones raises hopes for treating this common yet debilitating disease