Many people who get migraines experience "brain fog"—a term used to describe symptoms of cognitive dysfunction, such as confusion, memory and language problems, and an inability to think, plan, or ...

March is Brain Injury Awareness Month. This month is dedicated to raising awareness about brain injuries through education and advocacy—a typical brain symptom that people experience, when either ...

Hormonal imbalances — including testosterone, thyroid, cortisol, and insulin — can significantly affect your cognitive function and contribute to brain fog. Blood tests can help identify underlying ...

Have you ever experienced the fuzzy sensation like your brain doesn’t feel as sharp as usual? Maybe you struggle to recall a conversation. Or you can’t grasp the right word. When this happens ...

What is brain fog? It’s that frustrating mental cloudiness that leaves you struggling to concentrate, remember details, or think clearly. While not a medical diagnosis itself, this cognitive symptom ...

Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. Photo-Illustration by TIME (Source Images: PhotoAlto/Frederic Cirou/Getty Images; aldigraph/Solvers via Canva) Tamsen Fadal was working as a news anchor ...

Scientists have long struggled to define brain fog—let alone pinpoint a cause for it. But research is starting to reveal multiple potential causes from inflammation to a leaky blood-brain barrier.

Extremely high fat levels in the blood from familial chylomicronemia syndrome (FCS) typically causes symptoms like abdominal pain and an inflamed pancreas (pancreatitis), but FCS can also affect the ...

A new review presented at The Menopause Society’s annual meeting breaks down the changes that happen in the brain during menopause. These adaptations could be behind the brain fog that some women ...