** Shares of medical equipment maker Nexalin Technology
NXL.O rise 15% to 40 cents premarket
** Co says its experimental device to treat chronic insomnia
significantly reduced the severity of insomnia and enhanced
sleep quality and efficiency in adult patients
** The device, Gen-2 tACS, was tested in 120 adult patients
ranging from 22 to 65 years old
** Chronic insomnia is characterized by difficulty in
initiating or maintaining sleep and early morning awakening,
occurring at least three nights per week for at least three
months
** NXL says patients aged 50 and over experienced
comparatively more significant benefits from tACS relative to
younger patients
** Up to last close, stock down ~64% in the last 12 months
(Reporting by Mariam Sunny in Bengaluru)
((Mariam.ESunny@thomsonreuters.com;))