https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwU1AlAhASc&feature=youtu.be Human muscle has an innate ability to ward off the damaging effects of chronic inflammation when exercised, according to a new study. Researchers made the discovery using lab-grown, engineered human muscle, demonstrating the potential power of the first-of-its-kind platform in such research endeavors. “Lots of processes are taking place throughout the human body during exercise, and it is difficult to tease apart which systems and cells are doing what inside an active person,” says Nenad Bursac, professor of biomedical engineering at Duke University. “Our engineered muscle platform is modular, meaning we can mix and match various types of cells and tissue components if we want to. But in this case, we discovered that the muscle cells were capable of taking anti-inflammatory actions all on their own.” Inflammation is not inherently good or bad. When the body is injured, an initial low-level inflammation response clears away debris and helps tissue rebuild. …