The researchers suspect the culprit is either a new virus or a known virus that sporadically attacks the brain.
Not exact matches
Even if
researchers find the
culprits, the impacts could reach further than
suspected.
Infection with the
suspected culprit, a reovirus, could cause the immune system to react to gluten as if it was a dangerous pathogen instead of a harmless food protein, an international team of
researchers reports April 7 in Science.
In the absence of any obvious reason why animals are getting fatter, some
researchers are beginning to
suspect the
culprit may be a bit more surreptitious.