Whether it is down to Hollywood blockbusters or Scooby Doo, our fascination with Egyptian mummies has lasted for more than 200 years. <br /> <br />The British Museum uses medical technology to reveal secrets of the ancient Egyptians, including their high cholesterol levels. <br /> Now the latest generation of CT scanners - normally used to check living patients - have been used by the British Museum, in London, to shed new light on one of its most popular collections. <br /> <br />The findings show we share rather more with the ancient Egyptians than you might expect, including high cholesterol levels and agonising toothache. <br /> <br />Eight of the museum's mummies have been virtually unwrapped - revealing secrets they took to the grave thousands of years ago.
