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A searchable index of real negative results, null findings, and replication failures from the published literature — so you can learn what didn't work before repeating it.

WASTE indexes published research — it does not host or republish full papers. Each entry is a metadata record (title, authors, DOI) compiled from open scholarly databases, with the abstract shown in full only where the paper is openly licensed (e.g. Creative Commons); otherwise a short excerpt is shown for reference under fair use. WASTE classifies each work by failure type; classifications are automated and approximate.

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Effect of genistein and coenzyme Q10 in oxidative damage and mitochondrial membrane potential in an attenuated type II mucopolysaccharidosis cellular model.

Delgado CA, Poletto E, Vera LNP et al. · 2024 · Cell biochemistry and function

Mucopolysaccharidosis type II (MPS II) is an inborn error of the metabolism resulting from several possible mutations in the gene coding for iduronate-2-sulfatase (IDS), which leads to a great clinical heterogeneity presented by these…

View details →DOI: 10.1002/cbf.3932
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Plasma von Willebrand Factor and ADAMTS13 Interact With <i>APOE</i>-ε4 in Predicting Longitudinal Brain Atrophy and Cognitive Decline Over a 9-Year Follow-Up.

Adegboye HA, Sun Y, Zhang P et al. · 2026 · Journal of the American Heart Association

Background Von Willebrand factor (VWF) and ADAMTS13 (a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin type 1 motif, 13) are linked to dementia risk, and limited evidence suggests apolipoprotein E ( APOE )-ε4 alters VWF release. This…

View details →DOI: 10.1161/jaha.125.043186
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Democratic backsliding damages favorable US image among the global public.

Goldsmith BE, Horiuchi Y, Matush K et al. · 2025 · PNAS nexus

US democracy appears to have weakened during the 21st century. Scholars have raised concerns that this democratic backsliding will reduce favorable views of the United States among foreign citizens in other democracies. In turn, observers…

View details →DOI: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgaf104
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Socio-emotional well-being is associated with cognitive function and informant-rated cognitive decline: Results from the Harmonized Cognitive Assessment Protocol in Europe.

Luchetti M, Terracciano A, Karakose S et al. · 2026 · Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society : JINS

Objective This study examines how multiple dimensions of socio-emotional well-being relate to cognitive functioning in older adults, and whether the associations vary by cognitive status, depression, and socio-demographic factors. Methods…

View details →DOI: 10.1017/s1355617726101933
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No immediate attentional bias towards or choice bias for male secondary sexual characteristics in Bornean orang-utans (Pongo pygmaeus).

Roth TS, Samara I, Perea-Garcia JO et al. · 2024 · Scientific reports

Primate faces provide information about a range of variant and invariant traits, including some that are relevant for mate choice. For example, faces of males may convey information about their health or genetic quality through symmetry or…

View details →DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-62187-9
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Effects of one avocado a day for six months on cognitive performance in overweight adults: A randomized controlled trial.

Lee GJ, Morrell HER, Adams M et al. · 2026 · The journal of nutrition, health & aging

Background With the rising incidence of neurodegenerative diseases and aging of the global population, it is important to investigate foods that may preserve cognitive function with advancing years. Avocados are rich in fiber, carotenoids,…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.jnha.2026.100847
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Dietary supplement for mood symptoms in early postpartum: a double-blind randomized placebo controlled trial.

Meyer JH, Wang Z, Santhirakumar A et al. · 2024 · EClinicalMedicine

Background Postpartum blues (PPB) is a frequent syndrome of sad mood, crying spells, anxiety, restlessness, reduced appetite, and irritability, typically peaking day 5 postpartum. When severe, it greatly increases risk for later postpartum…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102593
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Immunotherapy for Peritoneal Metastases from Gastric Cancer: Rationale, Current Practice and Ongoing Trials.

Ruiz Hispán E, Pedregal M, Cristobal I et al. · 2021 · Journal of clinical medicine

Peritoneal metastases from gastric cancer play a key role in the fatal prognosis of the disease. The lack of efficacy of actual therapeutic approaches together with the outcomes achieved with checkpoint inhibitors in gastric cancer compel…

View details →DOI: 10.3390/jcm10204649
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Stride Velocity 95th Centile Detects Decline in Ambulatory Function Over Shorter Intervals than the 6-Minute Walk Test or North Star Ambulatory Assessment in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

Rabbia M, Guridi Ormazabal M, Staunton H et al. · 2024 · Journal of neuromuscular diseases

Background Stride Velocity 95th Centile (SV95C) is the first wearable device-derived clinical outcome assessment (COA) to receive European Medicines Agency (EMA) qualification as a primary endpoint in ambulant patients with Duchenne…

View details →DOI: 10.3233/jnd-230188
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Patient-reported outcomes of a randomized phase III clinical trial of adjuvant radiation versus chemoradiation in intermediate risk, stage I/IIA cervical cancer patients treated with initial radical hysterectomy and pelvic lymphadenectomy (NRG/GOG-0263).

Chase DM, Huang HQ, Deng W et al. · 2025 · Gynecologic oncology

Objective To prospectively evaluate the impact of adjuvant chemoradiation (RT + CIS) versus radiation (RT) on quality of life (QOL) and patient-reported outcomes (PROs) among patients with intermediate-risk, stage I-IIA cervical cancer…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2025.09.014
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A pediatric near-infrared spectroscopy brain-computer interface based on the detection of emotional valence.

Floreani ED, Orlandi S, Chau T · 2022 · Frontiers in human neuroscience

Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) are being investigated as an access pathway to communication for individuals with physical disabilities, as the technology obviates the need for voluntary motor control. However, to date, minimal research…

View details →DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2022.938708
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Associations between ambient pollen exposure and measures of cognitive performance.

Corpening B, Bürgler A, Tamási B et al. · 2025 · Environmental epidemiology (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Background Prior research suggests pollen allergies may be associated with cognitive function, although the effect sizes and specific cognitive outcomes varied across studies. With pollen seasons starting earlier and intensifying due to…

View details →DOI: 10.1097/ee9.0000000000000374
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The role of long-term hair steroids as diagnostic and intervention-related biomarkers in a multimorbid inpatient sample with posttraumatic stress disorder.

Shkreli L, Woud ML, Bergunde L et al. · 2025 · European journal of psychotraumatology

Background: Steroid hormone dysregulations have frequently been implicated in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) pathogenesis. However, the translation into naturalistic clinical settings as markers of symptomatology and treatment…

View details →DOI: 10.1080/20008066.2025.2457295
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Long-term effects of cooking with liquefied petroleum gas or biomass on linear growth trajectories from birth to the pre-school years in Puno, Peru: a prospective cohort study.

Nicolaou L, Reuland CJ, Yang M et al. · 2026 · Lancet regional health. Americas

Background Household air pollution (HAP) is a major global health risk. Observational studies link HAP exposure to impaired child growth, but randomized controlled trial (RCT) evidence is inconsistent. Methods We followed children born…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.lana.2026.101382
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No gene by stressful life events interaction on individual differences in adults' self-control.

Willems YE, Raffington L, Ligthart L et al. · 2024 · Frontiers in psychiatry

Background Difficulty with self-control, or the ability to alter impulses and behavior in a goal-directed way, predicts interpersonal conflict, lower socioeconomic attainments, and more adverse health outcomes. Etiological understanding,…

View details →DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1388264
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Air Pollution and Blood Pressure: Evidence From Indonesia.

Madrigano J, Yan D, Liu T et al. · 2024 · GeoHealth

Indonesia faces significant air quality issues due to multiple emissions sources, including rapid urbanization and peatland fires associated with agricultural land management. Limited prior research has estimated the episodic shock of…

View details →DOI: 10.1029/2024gh001014
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Women With Ovulatory Cycles Have Longer Sleep, but Phases of Their Menstrual Cycles Do Not Differ in Sleep Characteristics.

Wachowicz A, Galbarczyk A, Marcinkowska UM et al. · 2026 · American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council

Objectives Duration and quality of sleep are influenced by many factors, including hormonal changes. The aim of this study was to investigate the differences between the phases of the menstrual cycle in total sleep duration and sleep stage…

View details →DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.70247
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The role of household composition in social isolation and anxiety: evidence from adults in South Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jennings EA, Roberts-Toler C, Harriman NW et al. · 2026 · The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences

Objectives Social isolation is a concern among aging populations, and household composition may play an important role in its impact on mental health. We use data from an aging cohort in rural South Africa to investigate the moderating…

View details →DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbag076
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Reward-Related Brain Function as an Endophenotype in the Mood-Psychosis Spectrum.

Barendse MEA, Bilder RM, Snijders AL et al. · 2026 · Biological psychiatry global open science

Background Function of the striatal reward system has been implicated in both psychotic and bipolar disorders. We aimed to test whether ventral striatum (VS) activation during reward anticipation meets criteria of an endophenotype of these…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsgos.2026.100692
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Null Results for the Steal-Framing Effect on Out-Group Aggression

Mifune N · 2021 · Preprint

Whether intergroup conflict is a necessary condition for the evolution of human prosociality has been a matter of debate. At the center of the debate is the coevolutionary model of parochial altruism—that human cooperation with in-group…

View details →DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-936427/v1
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Definitive Radiotherapy for Locally Advanced Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer: Historical Review, Current State and Future Directions.

Kumar AR, Sanford NN · 2025 · Seminars in radiation oncology

Based on available Level 1 evidence, standard dose conventional chemoradiation does not improve survival in patients with locally advanced pancreas cancer (LAPC), thus chemotherapy remains the only widely accepted therapy. Yet prognosis…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.semradonc.2025.07.002
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Drug sequestration and metabolite formation: key pharmacokinetic challenges for levosimendan use during ECMO support in cardiogenic shock.

Tebib N, Liaudet L, Ltaief Z · 2026 · Journal of intensive care

Background In patients with refractory cardiogenic shock, veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) provides temporary circulatory support, but optimal strategies to promote myocardial recovery and facilitate ECMO weaning…

View details →DOI: 10.1186/s40560-026-00884-5
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Efficacy and safety of mycophenolate mofetil in patients with high-grade locally advanced or metastatic osteosarcoma (ESMMO): a multicenter, phase II clinical trial.

Koonrungsesomboon N, Teeyakasem P, Dukaew N et al. · 2025 · International journal of clinical oncology

Background Osteosarcoma is a prevalent and aggressive bone malignancy primarily affecting young adults. Despite advances in standard treatment, the 5-year survival rate remains low, highlighting the need for new chemotherapy options.…

View details →DOI: 10.1007/s10147-025-02877-0
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Best Overall Response-Associated Signature to Doxorubicin in Soft Tissue Sarcomas: A Transcriptomic Analysis from ANNOUNCE.

Liu J, Moura DS, Jones RL et al. · 2024 · Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research

Purpose This exploratory analysis evaluated the tumor samples of the patients treated with doxorubicin (with or without olaratumab) in a negative phase III ANNOUNCE trial to better understand the complexity of advanced soft tissue sarcomas…

View details →DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-23-3936
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Recent Advances in Clinical Trials in Multiple System Atrophy.

Bendetowicz D, Fabbri M, Sirna F et al. · 2024 · Current neurology and neuroscience reports

Purpose of review This review summarizes previous and ongoing neuroprotection trials in multiple system atrophy (MSA), a rare and fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by parkinsonism, cerebellar, and autonomic dysfunction. It also…

View details →DOI: 10.1007/s11910-024-01335-0