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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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Place of Death, Care Intensity, Symptom Prevalence, and Symptom Management for Patients With Stroke at End-of-Life.

Ramsburg H, Hinkle JL, MacKenzie Greenle M · 2026 · The Journal of neuroscience nursing : journal of the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses

Background Each year in the United States, 795,000 people are diagnosed with a new or recurrent stroke, resulting in 165,393 deaths. However, little is known about the quality of end-of-life (EOL) care in this population, including the…

View details →DOI: 10.1097/jnn.0000000000000883
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Intrapartum Glycemic Control and Clinical Outcomes.

Bitar G, Fishel Bartal M · 2025 · Diabetes spectrum : a publication of the American Diabetes Association

Current recommendations encourage strict intrapartum glycemic control for individuals with diabetes in pregnancy to optimize maternal and neonatal outcomes. However, established evidence is limited in providing a strong association between…

View details →DOI: 10.2337/dsi25-0010
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The effect of centralized care on the management of postoperative fluctuations in plasma sodium concentration after pediatric suprasellar brain tumor surgery.

Hulsmann SC, Zaal DC, van Gestel JPJ et al. · 2026 · Pituitary

PURPOSE: Children undergoing neurosurgery for (supra)sellar tumors are at risk of developing arginine vasopressin-deficiency (AVP-D), which can cause severe sodium fluctuations and associated neurological complications, prolonged…

View details →DOI: 10.1007/s11102-026-01666-w
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Lack of Association between CD33 rs3865444 and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Case-Control Study.

Siokas V, Liampas I, Aloizou AM et al. · 2023 · Journal of integrative neuroscience

Background Microglial activation is considered to assume a role in the pathogenesis of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). To date, the relationship between ALS and the rs3865444 polymorphism of the cluster of differentiation 33 (CD33)…

View details →DOI: 10.31083/j.jin2204106
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Parent substance use and child-to-parent violence: A brief report.

Curtis A, Skvarc D, Brittain N et al. · 2025 · Drug and alcohol review

Introduction Substance use has been associated with child-to-parent violence (CPV), yet little is known about the contributing factors. This study investigated the association between parental substance use and substance involved child to…

View details →DOI: 10.1111/dar.14031
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Feeding Therapy and its Relationship to Timing of Independent Oral Feeding for Preterm Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

Nguyen TT, Pineda R, Reynolds S et al. · 2026 · Physical & occupational therapy in pediatrics

Aim To examine the relationship between feeding therapy and the timing of independent oral feeding (IOF) in preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Study design A retrospective analysis of 536 preterm infants ( Results…

View details →DOI: 10.1080/01942638.2025.2552136
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Frailty as Predictor for Early Functional Outcomes After Radical Prostatectomy.

Stankovic M, Weber C, Koser M et al. · 2025 · Journal of frailty, sarcopenia and falls

Objectives While chronological aging does not necessarily impair oncological outcomes after radical prostatectomy, the role of frailty remains less clear. This study aimed to evaluate whether frailty significantly affects early continence…

View details →DOI: 10.22540/jfsf-10-028
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The value of transpulmonary thermodilution parameters in predicting hemodynamic instability in intensive care patients undergoing continuous renal replacement therapy.

Keser CS, Erdemir M, Yilmaz M et al. · 2025 · BMC nephrology

Background Hemodynamic instability related to renal replacement therapy (HIRRT) is a serious complication of continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury (AKI), significantly increasing…

View details →DOI: 10.1186/s12882-025-04712-0
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Neighborhood Physical Disinvestment and Incident Diabetes between visits 1 and 2 of the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL).

Smith CM, Spalt EW, Gallo LC et al. · 2026 · Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine

Neighborhood-scale environmental factors, including disinvestment in infrastructure, may impact cardiometabolic disease risk. To our knowledge, no prior studies have investigated the association between neighborhood disinvestment and…

View details →DOI: 10.1007/s11524-026-01061-7
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Burden of atherosclerosis, cardiovascular risk factors and atrial fibrillation in individuals with covert brain infarcts in late midlife: the Akershus Cardiac Examination 1950 Study.

Ihle-Hansen H, Walle-Hansen MM, Berge T et al. · 2026 · BMJ open

Background Current expert consensus statements generally suggest cardiovascular risk assessment, including atrial fibrillation (AF) screening, on detection of covert brain infarctions (CBIs). However, evidence to guide management of CBI…

View details →DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-114232
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Histological signatures of hormone replacement therapy in the endometrium.

Abdalla M · 2026 · Frontiers in medicine

Background Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is widely prescribed for managing menopausal symptoms, yet its effects on the endometrium remain clinically important. While large-scale studies have established that estrogen-only HRT increases…

View details →DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2026.1718508
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Brain volumes in fetuses with congenital heart disease and placental vascular abnormalities.

O'Brien EA, Wypij D, Rofeberg V et al. · 2026 · Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association

Objective Investigate the association between placental vascular abnormalities and regional brain volumes in congenital heart disease (CHD) fetuses with and without genetic abnormalities. Study design Secondary analysis of brain magnetic…

View details →DOI: 10.1038/s41372-026-02601-4
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Lack of association between common polymorphisms associated with successful aging and longevity in the population of Sardinian Blue Zone.

Errigo A, Dore MP, Mocci G et al. · 2024 · Scientific reports

More than two decades ago, in the central-eastern region of the Mediterranean island of Sardinia, a mountain area was identified where the population displays exceptional longevity, especially among men (the Longevity Blue Zone, LBZ). This…

View details →DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-80497-w
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Effect of Supplementation with Red Rooibos Tea on Body Composition, Metabolic Outcomes, and Movement in Ovariectomized Sprague-Dawley Rats.

Feld RS, Ianiero MA, Goncharow MK et al. · 2026 · Current developments in nutrition

Background Menopause is associated with increases in visceral adipose tissue, reductions in lean mass, and a reduced energy expenditure. The ovariectomized (OVX) rat model can be used to model these changes and to test potential…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.cdnut.2026.107656
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Effects of a Moisturizer and Emollient on the Stratum Corneum Assessed by Confocal Raman Spectroscopy in Patients With and Without Atopic Dermatitis: An Assessor-Blinded Prospective Cohort Study.

Fukuda R, Hashimoto R, Pak K et al. · 2026 · Health science reports

Background and aims Atopic dermatitis (AD) is characterized by impaired skin barrier function and reduced moisturizing factors. Moisturizers and emollients restore the barrier through distinct mechanisms, but their longitudinal molecular…

View details →DOI: 10.1002/hsr2.72671
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Melatonin Prevents Thymic Atrophy but Does Not Protect Against Disruption of T Cell Maturation Related to Cyclophosphamide Exposure.

Pimenta GF, Dourado TMH, de Souza KDB et al. · 2025 · Cell biochemistry and function

Increased oxidative stress and apoptosis are key mechanisms of thymic atrophy induced by cyclophosphamide (CYP). Atrophy leads to changes in the thymic microenvironment and disrupts T cell maturation. The hormone melatonin displays…

View details →DOI: 10.1002/cbf.70052
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Bioassays with Allium cepa for the Monitoring of Toxicity in the Groundwater of Yucatan, Mexico

Cauich-Suárez LY, Sánchez-Sánchez VE, Moreno-Ortiz GE et al. · 2024 · Preprint

This study employed the Allium cepa bioassay to evaluate the toxic effects of contaminants in the Yucatan aquifer. Seven monitoring wells were studied during September and October 2021. Nutrient concentrations showed significant variation…

View details →DOI: 10.20944/preprints202409.0818.v1
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Ligandrol lowers endurance and negatively affects lipid and hormonal profile of male rats.

Vasilev V, Georgieva K, Arabadzhiyska D et al. · 2025 · Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology

Selective androgen receptor modulators are currently not approved but are widely used in gyms. In the present study, the effects of ligandrol and its combination with endurance training on functional and clinically important parameters…

View details →DOI: 10.1007/s00210-025-04028-8
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Statins Do Not Significantly Affect Oxidative Nitrosative Stress Biomarkers in the PREVENT Randomized Clinical Trial.

Makhlin I, Demissei BG, D'Agostino R et al. · 2024 · Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research

Purpose Preventing Anthracycline Cardiovascular Toxicity with Statins (PREVENT; NCT01988571) randomized patients with breast cancer or lymphoma receiving anthracyclines to atorvastatin 40 mg daily or placebo. We evaluated the effects of…

View details →DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-23-3952
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Clinical efficacy of anti-amyloid antibodies in apolipoprotein E ε4 homozygotes: A Bayesian reanalysis of lecanemab and donanemab phase 3 results.

Teipel S, Tang Y, Khachaturian A · 2025 · Alzheimer's & dementia (New York, N. Y.)

Introduction We aimed to determine the clinical efficacy of treating apolipoprotein E (ApoE) ε4 homozygotes with recently approved anti-amyloid antibodies. Methods Data were derived from supplementary analyses in the regulatory studies…

View details →DOI: 10.1002/trc2.70083
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Anthropometric indicators and dental caries in the pediatric population of rural communities in the peruvian amazon: a cross-sectional study.

Aquino-Canchari CR, Parraga Camayo EF, Ambrosio Huaman EN et al. · 2025 · Revista cientifica odontologica (Universidad Cientifica del Sur)

Introduction Dental caries and nutritional alterations are common in childhood, particularly in rural communities with limited access to health services. Objective To determine the association between anthropometric indicators and the…

View details →DOI: 10.21142/2523-2754-1304-2025-264
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Investigating the association between demographic factors and patient satisfaction with recovery in the early phase after non-catastrophic musculoskeletal injuries: a cross-sectional study.

Maleki M, Modarresi S · 2025 · BMC research notes

Background Orthopedic injuries can negatively impact both the physical and mental health of patients. Ensuring patient satisfaction with their recovery is crucial for meeting patient-centered goals and enhancing overall health outcomes.…

View details →DOI: 10.1186/s13104-025-07210-6
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Influence of matrix metalloproteinase 9 variant rs17576 on ischemic stroke risk and severity in acute coronary syndrome.

Bogari NM, Naffadi HM, Babalghith AO et al. · 2024 · Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association

Background Ischemic injury is a common mechanism in both ischemic stroke (IS) and acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9), an endopeptidase that degrades extracellular matrix, is important in the pathogenesis of…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2024.107824
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Combined Prognostic Value of Nutritional and Inflammatory Indices for Predicting Functionally Significant Coronary Stenosis Verified by FFR: The PNI-SII-GINI Study.

Aydın MZ, Arin CB, Teber MK et al. · 2026 · Journal of inflammation research

Background Systemic inflammatory and nutritional indices have been associated with coronary artery disease burden and prognosis; however, their ability to predict lesion-level functional ischemia remains uncertain. This study evaluated…

View details →DOI: 10.2147/jir.s585010
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Immunosuppressive Medications and Nonserious Infections in People With Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Prospective Cohort Study.

George MD, Gavigan K, Venkatachalam S et al. · 2026 · ACR open rheumatology

Objective People with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at increased risk of serious infection, but less is known about nonserious infections. Our prospective cohort study evaluated associations between medications for RA and the risk of…

View details →DOI: 10.1002/acr2.90050