Neurosurgeons use adult stem cells to grow neck vertebrae

Tuesday, September 6, 2011 - 14:30 in Health & Medicine

Neurosurgery researchers at UC Davis Health System have used a new, leading-edge stem cell therapy to promote the growth of bone tissue following the removal of cervical discs -- the cushions between the bones in the neck -- to relieve chronic, debilitating pain.

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