Research Led by Fellows - News Updates
Summaries of research led by DCEG fellows.
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Tobacco Smoke at Home Linked To Higher Mortality Across Diverse Group of Nonsmokers
Nonsmokers exposed daily to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) at home had higher mortality risks than those unexposed in a nationally representative study of the US population. These findings were observed across population subgroups of race and ethnicity, education, and household income, according to a study led by Dr. Daniela Gutiérrez in the Metabolic Epidemiology Branch.
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Higher Daily Step Count Linked with Lower All-Cause Mortality
Pedro Saint-Maurice, Ph.D., Charles Matthews, Ph.D., and collaborators find taking more steps daily improves life expectancy.