Beethoven’s true ‘intimidating’ face has been revealed through scientific reconstruction almost 200 years after his death.

It’s an ode to DNA. A new study sheds light on how Ludwig van Beethoven died almost 200 years ago — a puzzle that many have been interested in solving. Using five strands of the German ...

Once the research team established Beethoven’s genetic profile, they compared it with the DNA of his living relatives in Belgium. But in a twist, they weren’t able to determine a complete match.

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Ditto for irritable bowel syndrome since Beethoven's genetic profile showed a lowered risk for IBS. As for Beethoven's hearing loss, past scholars have attributed it to otosclerosis, or possibly ...

A genetic study conducted on locks of Ludwig van Beethoven's hair revealed more details about the composer's death at a relatively young age in March 1827. The University of Cambridge biological ...

Whether Beethoven saved his best symphony for last is a matter of opinion. However, one can hang several descriptors on his Symphony No. 9, and “anticlimactic” isn’t one of them. If you’re ...

Because of Beethoven’s deafness, the great composer never got to hear his Symphony No. 9, with its beloved “Ode To Joy” movement, performed the way he wrote it: from start to finish ...

Ludwig van Beethoven’s impressive head of hair is yielding new clues about his health problems and his ancestry. Friends kept locks of the composer’s hair as keepsakes, and some snipped tokens ...