Scientists Find 3,500-year-old Mummies had Heart Disease
SOURCE: DIGG • 2009-11-18
TOPICS:
Medical Imaging • Radiography • Mummy • X-ray Computed Tomography • Risk Factor • Health_medical_pharma
[80 diggs @ General Sciences] You can't blame this one on McDonald's. Scientists found evidence of clogged and hardening arteries in CT scans of ancient mummies, suggesting that heart disease isn't caused only by modern risk factors like smoking and fast food.
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