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A recent study conducted on strands of Ludwig van Beethoven's hair revealed the composer was genetically predisposed to liver disease and was infected with hepatitis B before he died.

Samples of Beethoven's hair reveal he may have suffered from lead poisoning, which could explain some of the difficult physical maladies the composer suffered in his life. Ludwig van Beethoven was ...

Nearly 200 years after Ludwig van Beethoven’s death, scientists say they’ve finally pieced together what the famously moody maestro actually looked like — and let’s just say he wouldn’t ...

Ludwig van Beethoven was a prodigious composer. He’s credited with 722 individual works, including symphonies, sonatas, and choral music — creations that pushed the boundaries of composition ...

Ludwig van Beethoven is one of the greatest composers of all time, but he was plagued throughout his life by myriad health problems, most notably going mostly deaf by 1818.

A new study sheds light on how Ludwig van Beethoven died almost 200 years ago — a puzzle that many have been interested in solving.

Ludwig van Beethoven's genome sheds light on chronic health problems and cause of death Date: March 22, 2023 Source: Cell Press Summary: In 1802, Ludwig van Beethoven asked his brothers to request ...

This week, learn secrets unlocked by studying Ludwig van Beethoven’s hair, explore lava tubes where Stone Age people lived, see the cosmic “God’s Hand,” and more.

Ludwig Van Beethoven performed Symphony No. 5 for the first time in public in Vienna on this day in history, Dec. 22, 1808. It has become perhaps the world's most famous musical composition.

Researchers used locks of Ludwig van Beethoven’s hair to sequence the composer’s genome for the first time. They uncovered some of Beethoven’s medical and family history along the way while ...

Ludwig van Beethoven (born December 17, 1770; died March 26, 1827) dragged music from the Classicism of the 18th century into the Romantic era, which dominated musical thinking for 100 years. What he ...