e-ISSN: Pending

Browse the failure-mode index

21,266 real negative results, null findings, and replication failures. Search the index →

WASTE indexes published research — it does not host or republish full papers. Each entry is a metadata record compiled from open scholarly databases; the abstract is shown in full only where the paper is openly licensed, otherwise a short excerpt under fair use. Classifications are automated and approximate.

Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Modulation of the Cardiovascular Risk in Type 1 Diabetic Rats by Endurance Training in Combination with the Prebiotic Xylooligosaccharide.

Choneva M, Delchev S, Hrischev P et al. · 2024 · International journal of molecular sciences

Diabetic cardiomyopathy is a major etiological factor in heart failure in diabetic patients, characterized by mitochondrial oxidative metabolism dysfunction, myocardial fibrosis, and marked glycogen elevation. The aim of the present study…

View details →
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Effect of polarized sunglasses on visual functions.

Ebrahimi F, Kangari H, Akbarzadeh-Bagheban A et al. · 2025 · International journal of ophthalmology

Aim To evaluate the effects of polarized and non-polarized sunglasses on visual functions, including distance and near visual acuity, phoria, stereopsis and contrast sensitivity across five spatial frequencies (1.5, 3, 6, 12, 18…

View details →
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Association between radiation volume and breast density for skin toxicity and breast edema after radiotherapy in breast conserving therapy of breast cancer.

Sonnhoff M, Oyur M, Becker JN et al. · 2026 · Radiation oncology (London, England)

BACKGROUND: Despite the favorable toxicity profiles of whole breast radiotherapy, there are subgroups that tend to experience high toxicity. This study examines anatomical and physiological characteristics that can predict the induction of…

View details →
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Anaerobiosis and Mutations Can Reduce Susceptibility of <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> to Tobramycin Without Reducing the Cellular Concentration of the Antibiotic.

Krittaphol W, Martin LW, Walker GF et al. · 2025 · Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland)

Chronic infections of Pseudomonas aeruginosa are commonly treated with tobramycin. During infections, the bacteria can exist under conditions of oxygen deprivation that render them less susceptible to this antibiotic. The aims of this…

View details →
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Thiamine status of whitefish (Coregonus maraena) in the Baltic Sea.

Hauber MM, Nordahl O, Todisco V et al. · 2026 · PloS one

Many coregonine species have declined drastically across the Northern Hemisphere, including populations of Coregonus maraena (whitefish) in the Baltic Sea, and the mechanisms leading to these declines are not well investigated. An abrupt…

View details →
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Surgical Risk and Long-Term Mortality With PCI and CABG in Ischemic Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction.

Marquis-Gravel G, Tong G, Dodd M et al. · 2025 · Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions

Background Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) improves survival compared with optimal medical therapy (OMT) alone in patients with ischemic left ventricular systolic dysfunction (iLVSD), but percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) did…

View details →
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of an Ayurvedic Herbal Formulation and Vitamin C/E on Vascular Function in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease.

Salerno JW, Xu S, Rainforth M et al. · 2026 · Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania)

Background and Objectives : Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death globally. The World Health Organization has called for investigations into traditional systems of medicine for CVD prevention. Ayurveda includes a…

View details →
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Suicide in later life: the role of frailty and depression.

Draper B, Wand APF · 2025 · Current opinion in psychiatry

Purpose of review Depression and physical illnesses have long been recognized as risk factors for suicidal behaviour in late life. Qualitative studies have previously identified frailty as being an issue in late life suicidal behaviour,…

View details →
Failed Experiment ReportOpen accessMedicine

The Inflammatory Response in the Murine Ovalbumin-Induced Skin Inflammation Model Is Robust Despite Major Gut Microbiota Differences.

Henriksen IW, Bartholdy C, Koch J et al. · 2026 · Clinical and translational science

Valid pre-clinical animal models are essential for effective drug development in inflammatory skin diseases like atopic dermatitis. Most murine models exhibit low-to-moderate inflammatory responses with significant variability, undermining…

View details →