UCI researchers are studying handheld electrical devices that have been invented by Dr. Leon Silverstone and are being prepared for regulatory approval by NeuroMed Devices Inc. These devices aim at combating pain and depression by attacking the nervous system. While this technology’s therapeutic effects are supported by case studies, there is not much hard data from scientifically controlled clinical trials, a shortcoming that UCI aims to overcome through its study, with funding from NeuroMed.