** Shares of drug developer CervoMed CRVO.O rise 4.4% to $6.44
** Brokerage Jones Research upgrades CRVO to "buy" rating from "hold", keeps PT of $15
** Upgrade follows CRVO's announcement of positive results from study of its drug, neflamapimod, in patients with dementia with Lewy bodies $(DLB)$ on Monday
** Data from study is boosting investor confidence, and we are seeing a more riskon approach heading into the next steps for netlamapimod in DLB patients - Jones Research
** DLB is a form of dementia caused by the accumulation of protein deposits called Lewy bodies in the brain's nerve cells
** Up to Wednesday's close, stock up 176.7% YTD
(Reporting by Juby Babu in Mexico City)
((Juby.Babu@thomsonreuters.com;))
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