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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 ReportMedicine

Comparative population genetic structure of the mitochondrial 16S ribosomal RNA gene of Haemaphysalis flava (Acari: Ixodidae) between Nantong, China, and regions along the East Asia-Australasian Flyway.

Su J, Zhang WB, Sun B et al. · 2025 · Experimental & applied acarology

Haemaphysalis flava Neumann, 1897 is recognized as a vector for Dabie bandavirus (severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus, SFTSV), which is the etiological agent of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS). The tick…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Comparison of Extraction Socket Healing in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes on Oral Hypoglycemics Versus Nondiabetic-Original Research.

Edsor E, Jose M, Sajesh S et al. · 2025 · Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences

Background The aim of this study is to assess whether there is a difference in the wound healing process following the extraction of a tooth between type 2 diabetes patients on oral hypoglycemic medications and nondiabetic patients.…

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Failed Experiment ReportMedicine

Pembrolizumab in recurrent or metastatic medullary thyroid cancer.

Del Rivero J, Donahue RN, Marte JL et al. · 2025 · The oncologist

Background It has been hypothesized that sequencing antigen-directed immunotherapy with immune checkpoint inhibitors could prime a tumor for immune response to immune checkpoint inhibitors. Methods This study (NCT03072160) was designed to…

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Failed Experiment ReportMedicine

Behavior of Listeria monocytogenes in commercial queso fresco and queso cotija and investigation of salt concentration as a control factor.

Andersen Z, Kilgore S, Waite-Cusic J et al. · 2025 · Journal of dairy science

Hispanic-style cheeses (HSC), particularly fresh soft varieties, have been associated with numerous outbreaks of Listeria monocytogenes, highlighting the need to identify product characteristics or interventions that could mitigate L.…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Comparison of the effects of direct and remote ischemic post and preconditioning in the kidney of young rats: histological and laboratory evaluation.

Oliveira AHA, Paula DM, Serafini S et al. · 2026 · Acta cirurgica brasileira

Purpose To evaluate the effects of direct and remote ischemic preconditioning and postconditioning on kidney ischemia-reperfusion injury in young rats. Methods This study was divided into two experimental phases: preconditioning and…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Is there a difference in textbook outcomes of emergency cholecystectomy in older patients compared with younger patients?

Kesgin YM, Kaan AZ, Arslan M et al. · 2025 · World journal of emergency surgery : WJES

Background Textbook outcome (TO) is a concept that describes achieving an uneventful course for a patient undergoing surgery. It was first described for colorectal surgery and is now increasingly linked to various topics of surgical…

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Understanding caffeine's impact on sustained attention in early phase psychosis: Unveiling cognitive insights through the use of EEG.

Francis AM, Anderson TJ, McKearney KJ et al. · 2025 · Psychiatry research. Neuroimaging

Cognitive impairment, particularly in attention and working memory, is a notable feature of schizophrenia (SZ). Individuals with SZ frequently consume high levels of caffeine, often exceeding 550 mg daily, yet the cognitive effects of this…

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Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Quantitative analysis of 'virtual' SSP assessment clinics in the NHS bowel cancer screening programme in England.

Nickerson C, Wright S, Pickering L et al. · 2025 · Journal of public health (Oxford, England)

Background Bowel cancer screening in England is initially carried out using a home testing kit, with those who require further testing first being referred to an assessment clinic. During COVID-19, these assessment clinics became 'virtual'…

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Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

The association between maternal diabetes, antidiabetic medication use, and severe ADHD requiring inpatient care: A registry-based cohort study.

Damtie Y, Betts K, Dachew BA et al. · 2025 · Journal of psychosomatic research

Background Limited evidence exists on the association between maternal use of antidiabetic medications and neurodevelopmental outcomes in children. This study examined the link between maternal diabetes, antidiabetic medication use, and…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Adolescent binge drinking causes sex-specific deficits in behavioral reactivity, endocrine recovery from stress and altered expression of hypothalamic KCC2 in males.

Büyükdemirtaş B, Benn M, Kwon HB et al. · 2026 · Psychopharmacology

Rationale Binge drinking during adolescence is associated with a higher risk of developing Alcohol Use Disorders and impaired stress reactivity in adulthood. The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis matures during adolescence and is under…

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Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Linking overstory relative density to light availability and understory plant community composition in disturbance-dependent, Pinus rigida -dominated forests of the mid-Atlantic coastal plain, USA

Isaacson BN, Serbin SP, Grabosky JC · 2025 · Forest Ecology and Management.

There is a vigorous debate around whether and how to manage forests for climate mitigation or for other goals such as biodiversity. To achieve any of these goals it is necessary to define the parameters within which they can exist;…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Subclinical peripheral nerve demyelination without overt symptoms in a family with neuronal intranuclear inclusion disease harboring biallelic repeat expansions.

Zhang H, Zhao T, Zheng H et al. · 2026 · BMC neurology

Neuronal intranuclear inclusion disease (NIID) is a rare, progressive neurodegenerative disorder caused by abnormal GGC repeat expansions in the NOTCH2NLC gene, leading to multisystem involvement. Electrophysiological abnormalities in NIID…

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Evaluating Working Memory as a Buffer for Visual Search

Su Z, Wyble B, Fu Y · 2024 · Preprint

This study explores the relationship between working memory and attention during visual search tasks, focusing on how time constraints affect the encoding of visual information into working memory. The research is based on the premise that…

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Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Insufficient Evidence for Load as the Primary Cause of Nonspecific (Chronic) Low Back Pain. A Scoping Review.

de Bruin LJE, Hoegh M, Greve C et al. · 2024 · The Journal of orthopaedic and sports physical therapy

OBJECTIVE: To assess the causal role of the relationship between loading and the onset of nonspecific low back pain (NSLBP) and persistence of NSLBP (chronic low back pain [CLBP]). DESIGN : Scoping review. LITERATURE SEARCH : We searched…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Retraction: miR-365 secreted from M2 Macrophage-derived extracellular vesicles promotes pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma progression through the BTG2/FAK/AKT axis.

· 2024 · Journal of cellular and molecular medicine

Xin Li, Hao Xu, Jianfeng Yi, Chunlu Dong, Hui Zhang, Zhengfeng Wang, Long Miao, Wence Zhou. miR-365 secreted from M2 Macrophage-derived extracellular vesicles promotes pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma progression through the BTG2/FAK/AKT…

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Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Behavior of Listeria monocytogenes in commercial queso fresco and queso cotija and investigation of salt concentration as a control factor

Andersen Z, Kilgore S, Waite-Cusic J et al. · 2025 · Journal of Dairy Science

Hispanic-style cheeses (HSC), particularly fresh soft varieties, have been associated with numerous outbreaks of Listeria monocytogenes, highlighting the need to identify product characteristics or interventions that could mitigate L.…

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