Two years after the procedure, researchers see signs of success. July 26, 2012— -- The first child in history to receive a trachea fashioned by his own stem cells has shown remarkable progress ...

A little coughing after drinking water isn't something to worry about if it only happens once in a while. Excited dogs will sometimes lap up some water into their trachea instead of the esophagus, and ...

A collapsed trachea occurs when the cartilage in your throat becomes softer and begins to fall inward. You may be born with it, or it may develop because of a condition, treatment, or injury. A ...

Born with a restricted trachea, Ciaran Finn-Lynch may have undergone his last surgery, doing well two years after receiving a stem-cell treated trachea. Just as the Olympic Games are kicking off in ...

The follow-up of the procedure, carried out in 2010 at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), shows that the new organ has strengthened and does not appear to have induced any signs of rejection. The 13 ...

The trachea is also known as the windpipe. Tracheal deviation, or tracheal displacement, is when the trachea shifts from its usual position in the neck and chest to one side. It is a symptom rather ...

“I can’t do this anymore,” Sonia Sein told herself, her family and her doctor. For six years, she had endured a tube inserted in her windpipe, or trachea, to keep her alive, but her discomfort and ...