A pill to prevent jet lag may soon be a reality

Washington

THE longest flights in the world are getting even longer.

Emirates' latest route from Dubai to Auckland clocks in at a whopping 16.5 hours - the lengthiest flight on the market - and Qantas plans to launch a new 17-hour route between Perth and London in 2018.

But what's worse than the long-haul flights is the jet lag.

That might soon change, though. The medical community has taken the next step towards finding a jetlag cure, thanks to a Salk Institute study published last year in Cell.

According to Ron…