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Podcast: Curiosity Weekly
Episode: Blood Pressures, Mercury’s Crusty Diamonds, Dad or Mom Genes
Description: Today, you’ll learn about how high blood pressure can reduce the gray matter in your brain, why scientists think the surface of Mercury is covered in diamonds, and how while we have gene pairs from both parents, our bodies will use one parent’s gene over the other’s depending on the circumstances.50 Shades of Gray Matter“Study: An Early Spike in Blood Pressure Can Pummel Your Brain” by Nick Kepplerhttps://www.inverse.com/mind-body/high-blood-pressure-brain-health“10 Ways to Control High Blood Pressure Without Medication” by Mayo Clinic Staffhttps://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/high-blood-pressure/in-depth/high-blood-pressure/art-20046974