Trachea cancer patient receives new trachea grown from own stem cells. Jan. 13, 2012— -- Christopher Lyles, 30, of Abingdon, Md, exhausted the limited treatment options available in the U.S. for ...

Doctors in Sweden have performed the first-ever implant of a synthetic trachea, researchers announced. The organ, implanted in a 36-year-old Icelandic man suffering from tracheal cancer, consisted of ...

During the Second International Adult Stem Cell conference at the Vatican, a boy who had his windpipe replaced with one grown using his own stem cells won the "Pontifical Hero Award" for his courage.

WEBVTT IT WORKED. WHEN LITTLE THOMAS RICHARDS WAS BORN IN APRIL, HE COULDN'T BREATHE. DOCTORS AT THE MARSHFIELD CLINIC, IN CENTRAL WISCONSIN, FOUND THE BABY DIDN'T HAVE A TRACHEA OR WINDPIPE. SO THEY ...