** Shares of Australia's Nyrada Inc NYR.AX rise as much as
10% to A$0.165, hitting their highest since Oct.26, 2022
** Stock set to mark best day since Jan.6, if gains hold
** Drug developer says collaboration with the Walter Reed
Army Institute of Research and UNSW Sydney has been extended
until Jan 2025
** Says, under collaboration, scientific teams will evaluate
the efficacy of co’s brain injury drug candidate to reduce
secondary damage following a traumatic head injury
** Stock has risen 3.5% this year, as of last close
(Reporting by Nausheen Thusoo in Bengaluru)
((Nausheen.Thusoo@thomsonreuters.com;))