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How to Protect Neurons and Encourage Their Growth Many neurodegenerative conditions, from glaucoma to Alzheimer’s disease, are characterized by injury to axons — the long, slender projections that conduct electrical impulses from one nerve cell to another, facilitating cellular communications. Injury to axons often leads to neuronal impairment and cell death. Researchers know that inhibiting an enzyme called dual leucine zipper kinase (DLK) appears to robustly protect neurons in a wide rang...

 E-Mail IMAGE: Example of retinal ganglion cells with axons and dendrites in the retina of a healthy eye. view more  Credit: UC San Diego Health Sciences Many neurodegenerative conditions, from glaucoma to Alzheimers disease, are characterized by injury to axons -- the long, slender projections that conduct electrical impulses from one nerve cell to another, facilitating cellular communications. Injury to axons often leads to neuronal impairment and cell death. Researchers know that ...