** Shares of clinical-stage drug developer Alzamend Neuro ALZN.O rise 5.74% to $2.58 premarket
** Co says it finished the clinical portion of a mid-stage trial of AL001, a lithium-based therapy for Alzheimer's and mood disorders
** Study compared AL001 with marketed lithium carbonate to measure lithium levels in blood and brain using advanced imaging, co says
** Co says goal is to deliver lithium more effectively to the brain while reducing systemic side effects and avoiding frequent blood tests
** ALZN expects to release the main results in early 2026
** Up to last close, stock down ~77% YTD
(Reporting by Sahil Pandey in Bengaluru)
((Sahil.Pandey@thomsonreuters.com))