{"id":6928,"date":"2023-06-28T07:29:58","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T14:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allocare.caredx.com\/?p=6928"},"modified":"2023-06-28T07:30:07","modified_gmt":"2023-06-28T14:30:07","slug":"vcu-researchers-want-to-develop-better-tools-to-help-diagnose-millions-of-patients-with-liver-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/app-allocare-wordpress-linux-prod.azurewebsites.net\/indexphp\/post\/2023\/06\/28\/vcu-researchers-want-to-develop-better-tools-to-help-diagnose-millions-of-patients-with-liver-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"VCU researchers want to develop better tools to help diagnose millions of patients with liver disease"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"simplefavorite-button has-count loading\" data-postid=\"6928\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"0\" style=\"\">Loading<span class=\"sf-icon-spinner-wrapper\"><i class=\"sf-icon-spinner\"><\/i><\/span><\/span>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>The study is funded by a $2.87 million grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>By A.J. Hostetler<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Researchers at the&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/liverinstitute.medschool.vcu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\">Stravitz-Sanyal Institute for Liver Disease and Metabolic Health<\/a>&nbsp;at&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vcu.edu\/?utm_source=top-image&amp;utm_medium=branding&amp;utm_campaign=brandingbar\" target=\"_blank\">Virginia Commonwealth University<\/a>&nbsp;hope a new five-year study will help them develop better diagnostic tools for patients with an aggressive liver disease that is a leading cause for liver transplantation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In patients suffering from metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASH, formerly called NASH), a build-up of fat in the liver damages cells and causes inflammation. <br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vcuhealth.org\/news\/vcu-researchers-want-to-develop-better-tools-to-help-diagnose-millions-of-patients\">Read the full article<\/a> in the VCUHealth News Center. <\/p>\n<span class=\"simplefavorite-button has-count loading\" data-postid=\"6928\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"0\" style=\"\">Loading<span class=\"sf-icon-spinner-wrapper\"><i class=\"sf-icon-spinner\"><\/i><\/span><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Loading The study is funded by a $2.87 million grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. 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