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There are several risk factors for NAION, including a chronic condition like Type 2 diabetes or high blood pressure, or being born with a small optic disc.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

Instead of allowing material from the companion star to settle into a disc, the magnetic field appears to guide that matter directly onto the white dwarf.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026

That began a career-threatening battle with back injuries that includes seven surgeries since 2014 — several microdiscectomies, a 2017 lumbar fusion and most recently a lumbar disc replacement performed in October 2025.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

The airfield’s staff announced the capture of a flying disc, then called it a weather balloon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

I reach into my jacket pocket and pull out the small disc of green see-glass, born in the heart of a volcano, capable of showing the future.

From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson

She’s won praise for removing a widely disliked Xbox AI assistant and making it easier for people who own games on discs to get digital copies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

The topic has proven controversial, with Sony announcing new PlayStation games will no longer be released on discs from January 2028, and the hotly-anticipated Grand Theft Auto VI similarly launching without a physical disc.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

Previous research has repeatedly connected early disc problems to a gene associated with collagen IX, a protein that helps bind together the structural fibers inside spinal discs.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026

Changes in gene activity may contribute to neck and back pain by damaging the discs that act as the spine's natural shock absorbers, according to new research.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026

I disappeared under a yellow sky of petals and discs.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat