Here's a full reprint of a JAMA press release I just got detailing what killed King Tut. DNA analysis suggests that malaria might have brought down the mighty pharaoh at only 19 years of age.

CHICAGO – Using several scientific methods, including analyzing DNA from royal mummies, research findings suggest that malaria and bone abnormalities appear to have contributed to the death of Egyptian pharaoh King Tutankhamun, with other results appearing to identify members of the royal family, including King Tut’s father and mother, according to a study in the February 17 issue of JAMA.