1.0Gizmodo Australiahttps://gizmodo.com.auEd Carahttps://gizmodo.com.au/author/edcara-usa/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Mw5XKC9KEd"><a href="https://gizmodo.com.au/2018/03/a-faulty-thyroid-might-help-explain-some-cases-of-chronic-fatigue-syndrome/">A Faulty Thyroid Might Help Explain Some Cases Of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://gizmodo.com.au/2018/03/a-faulty-thyroid-might-help-explain-some-cases-of-chronic-fatigue-syndrome/embed/#?secret=Mw5XKC9KEd" width="600" height="338" title="“A Faulty Thyroid Might Help Explain Some Cases Of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome” — Gizmodo Australia" data-secret="Mw5XKC9KEd" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/23/wiibyuigvbkaoavxur7l.jpg?quality=75960540Dutch researchers believe they have unearthed a concrete clue that could help us understand an utterly perplexing illness commonly known as chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). Their new study, published Tuesday in Frontiers in Endocrinology, suggests that some people’s symptoms might be caused by a thyroid that’s dysfunctional in an unexpected way.