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Steven Lockley and his colleagues have found that blue light can cure the biological blues of shift workers, long-distance travelers, and others more effectively than extra exposure to white light. It even works for blind people.

When the blues keep you awake

Your eyes do more than see. Researchers at Harvard Medical School demonstrated this by showing that your eyes are part of a light reception system that can keep you alert when sleep starts to fog your brain. When the researchers exposed people to blue light at night, this system immediately increased their alertness and performance on tests.

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