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What does it mean to have “brain fog?” Scientists are finally looking into it.

Long COVID isn’t the only thing that can cause brain fog — other culprits include chemotherapy, hormone trouble, and multiple sclerosis — but it’s nice to see that people are starting to take it seriously.

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