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New role for brain’s support cells in controlling circadian rhythms
January 10, 2019 by NewsBot
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.