Five locks of Ludwig van Beethoven's hair have been used to help uncover information about the German composer's health. Beethoven, who died in 1827, notably had several health problems and wanted his ...

His music changed the world, and nearly 200 years after his death, new technology unlocks new secrets about the life and death of Ludwig Van Beethoven. The Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven ...

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 composer’s hair ...

An experiment in Brazil compared the effects of exposing breast cancer cells in culture to Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, Mozart's Sonata for Two Pianos in D, and Ligeti's "Atmosphères." The experiment ...

A DNA analysis of Ludwig van Beethoven's hair shows that he likely had lead poisoning. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. High ...

CORRALES, N.M. — A glass instrument that produces the hypnotic music of wet crystal is sounding a clarion call for debate over the lead-poisoning of Beethoven. The glass armonica, invented by Benjamin ...

Did a tiny amino acid, a cluster of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur atoms, kill Beethoven, and not syphilis or lead poisoning, as previously proposed? A new genetic analysis of his hair, ...

Beethoven’s ‘Moonlight’ Sonata is the most popular piece of music to fall asleep to, according to a global sleep study. A fifth (20 percent) of UK respondents said the enduring 1801 piano work, known ...

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