The lead researcher in the project, Dr Ralph Delfino, from the University of California at Irvine, said doctors trying to help people quit smoking should take these differences into account.
Chandler Parsons had a tying 3-pointer for Houston with 5:46 left, and Delfino put the Rockets in front for the first time since early in the first quarter when he connected from long range to make it 94-93 about 2 minutes later.