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September 1999

The September 1999 issue of Discover Magazine

New Sex Drugs

A new crop of designer drugs in the works will allow you to pick a potion that guarantees good sex even if you--or your partner--don't much feel like it

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新型抗生素效力可能提高100倍，并有潜力拯救无数生命

五分之一的尿路感染可能源于受污染的肉类

“屁股呼吸”可能是一种非常规但对肺部有问题的人类安全的选择

新冠疫苗似乎以一种令人惊讶的副作用增强了癌症治疗效果

超声波无需手术即可摧毁肿瘤，并已获批用于某些癌症治疗

女子为治背痛生吞八只青蛙，科学称这可能有古老根源

眼药水或将取代老花镜，并可能随着年龄增长帮助我们的视力

在迷幻蘑菇食品中发现未公开的合成迷幻药，而非裸盖菇素

上厕所时使用智能手机可能增加患痔疮的风险

更有效、更安全的血液稀释药物可能很快取代小剂量阿司匹林

猫可能掌握着治疗人类头颈癌的秘密

太空中的心肺复苏术——没有重力我们如何拯救生命？

像Ozempic这样的GLP-1药物能促进减肥，但停药后会发生什么？

究竟什么是长新冠？不同的定义使诊断和治疗变得困难

手指截肢相当普遍，脚趾可能是最佳替代品

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