** Shares of nutritional products maker MYOS.O jump 15.4%
to $1.50 in premarket trading after co posts positive top-line
results for Fortetropin from a joint study by two universities
** Says Fortetropin showed increase in the rate of muscle
protein synthesis in older adults at a study conducted at
University of California, Berkeley and the University of
Arkansas for Medical Sciences
** CEO Joseph Mannello says the results from this study will
form the cornerstone of MYOS' 'Healthy Aging' business unit
** Co schedules conf call at 11:00 a.m. ET
** MYOS down 8.4% this year
(Reporting by Medha Singh in Bengaluru)
((medha.singh@thomsonreuters.com))