Article: Specs that beat jetlag; Trick of the light helps to stay fresh on a flight.

Byline: JAMES CHAPMAN;RICHARD SHEARS

SCIENTISTS have developed glowing spectacles which they say can cure jetlag.

The high-tech glasses use blue and green light to trick the human body clock.

It means long-haul air passengers can step off the plane feeling fresh, even after a flight from Britain to Australia.

Researchers from Flinders University in Adelaide say experiments suggest the spectacles are effective in eliminating jetlag, which causes mental and physical fatigue.

Psychological tests carried out on volunteers on intercontinental flights have shown that passengers suffer mood disturbances, are not as alert and have a ...

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