Patients on oxygen tanks are running marathons 12 weeks!

A medical miracle is unfolding in pulmonary restoration clinics where patients on oxygen tanks are running marathons 12 weeks later. The treatment uses stem cell-derived alveolar progenitor cells delivered via aerosol inhaler directly into damaged lung tissue. New alveoli grow at rate of 12 million per week. Lung capacity increase: average 83%. Treatment duration: 90 days of daily inhalation. Emphysema destroys alveoli—the tiny air sacs where oxygen enters blood—causing permanent lung damage and suffocation. This therapy replaces dead tissue with functioning regenerated structures. The stem cells differentiate into type 1 and type 2 pneumocytes, rebuild alveolar walls, and restore gas exchange capability. PFT tests show dramatic improvement: FEV1 rising from 32% to 78% predicted. Lifelong smokers are breathing like teenagers again.