DAILY DOSE: B Cells May Play an Important Role In Exercise; Iceland’s Mosquitoes Signal a Bigger Arctic Blind Spot
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For the first time in history, mosquitoes have been located in Iceland. In particular, an expert has found three specimens of the same species in a garden in Kjós, north of the country’s capital, which constitutes an unusual fact, since until now, the geographical isolation and climate of the island had led to no species of mosquito being able to live there.
DAILY DOSE: B Cells May Play an Important Role In Exercise; Iceland’s Mosquitoes Signal a Bigger Arctic Blind Spot
B Cells Join the Physiology of Exercise: Immune cells best known for fighting infection may also help power exercise. In a new mouse study, researchers found that animals with depleted B cells performed worse on endurance and strength tests than control mice, whether the B-cell loss was genetic or induced by antibody treatment. The team then traced the effect to metabolism. Mice lacking B cells showed lower post-exercise glutamate levels in musc…
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