# New role for brain's support cells in controlling circadian rhythms

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**Created:** [January 11, 2019, 2:51am UTC](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/t/new-role-for-brains-support-cells-in-controlling-circadian-rhythms/1567 "2019-01-11T02:51:27Z")\
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> **[New role for brain's support cells in controlling circadian rhythms](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190110141818.htm)**
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> A new study has found that astrocytes, previously thought of as just supporting neurons in regulating circadian rhythms, can actually lead the tempo of the body's internal clock and have been shown for the first time to be able to control patterns of...

  
A new study has found that astrocytes, previously thought of as just supporting neurons in regulating circadian rhythms, can actually lead the tempo of the body’s internal clock and have been shown for the first time to be able to control patterns of daily behavior in mammals.