Medicine

A pair of ancient Egyptian mummies have just delivered a remarkably modern message: back pain is nothing new. Using high-resolution CT imaging, radiologists at Keck Medicine of USC have created detailed 3D digital models of two priests who lived more than 2,000 years ago, revealing spinal degeneration in one man consistent with chronic lower back pain, and severe hip deterioration in the other. The findings center on two individuals known as Nes-Min (died around 330 BC, likely in his 40s) and Nes-Hor (died around 190 BC, likely in his 60s). Their scans are also tied to public display: both mummies and the newly produced 3D models are set to feature in an exhibition at the California Science Center in Los