Parkinson’s Risk Reduced by Ibuprofen, Harvard Study Suggests

Parkinson’s disease may be less likely to develop in people who take ibuprofen, a nonprescription painkiller, according to Harvard University research.

In one study, men and women who used three or more tablets of ibuprofen each week were about 38 percent less likely to develop Parkinson’s, a brain disorder that can cause trembling and stiffness, than patients who didn’t take the drug, researchers said today in the journal Neurology.