** Shares of drug developer Silo Pharma Inc SILO.O rise
9.9% to $2.22 in morning trade
** Co says its experimental drug to treat fibromyalgia
showed positive results in a pre-clinical animal study
** Fibromyalgia is a chronic disorder that causes pain and
tenderness throughout the body, as well as fatigue and trouble
sleeping
** The study tested the drug candidate, SP-26, for
tolerability and any possible adverse effects - SILO
** SILO plans to prepare a Pre-Investigational New Drug
(IND) package for SP-26 and pursue regulatory pathway for drug
approval
** Including session's moves, SILO has tumbled ~73% in the
past 12 months
(Reporting by Mariam Sunny)
((Mariam.ESunny@thomsonreuters.com;))