University of Nottingham spinout launches Neupulse C wrist stimulator as a wellness device
The wristband delivers rhythmic stimulation to the median nerve, an approach studied for reducing tics in Tourette syndrome. A medical version is still in regulatory review.
Neurotherapeutics Ltd, a University of Nottingham spinout, has launched Neupulse C, an app-controlled wristband for home use that sends rhythmic electrical pulses to the median nerve at the wrist, the university said on October 9. The approach grew out of Nottingham research on Tourette syndrome, which found that this stimulation can strengthen brain rhythms linked to suppressing movement. In trials of a prototype, the university reports, tic frequency fell by more than 25% on average during stimulation, tic severity fell by more than 35% after four weeks, and 59% of people receiving active stimulation had at least a 25% drop in severity.
Neupulse C is sold as a wellness product for calm and relaxation, not as a treatment. A medical version, Neupulse M, is still going through regulatory review, and the announcement does not give trial sizes, so the figures should be read with that in mind.
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