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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Hu L, Gao Z, Gao Q et al. · 2024 · Scientific reports
Holding and processing actions in visual working memory (VWM) is crucial for daily functioning, but it is capacity-limited. The vestibular system, which is activated by both vestibular signals and visual gravitational motion, may be…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
Abdul Jafar NK, Tham EKH, Fok D et al. · 2026 · Nutrients
Background: Maternal chronotype, maternal sleep, and breastfeeding practices are separately associated with maternal mood. However, it is not known if maternal mood mediates the associations between maternal chronotype or maternal sleep…
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…
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…
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…
Kieras DE, Meyer DE · 2026 · Psychonomic bulletin & review
This article concerns simple visual-search tasks that require people to respond "yes" or "no" about whether a specified target object is present in stimulus displays containing relatively small numbers of typically simple objects. The…
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…
Xu H, Yan Y, Niu J et al. · 2026 · BMC cancer
BACKGROUND: Metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) patients who progress following the standard chemotherapy have maintained a favourable performance status. Nevertheless, there are limited effective treatment options, particularly for a…
Shelton RC, Pizzagalli DA, Cohen EA et al. · 2025 · The Journal of clinical psychiatry
Objective: To assess proof-of-concept (PoC) for efficacy, tolerability, and safety of TRPC4/5 inhibitor BI 1358894 vs placebo in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) with inadequate response to ongoing antidepressants. Methods: In…
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.…
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…
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…
Van der Helm-van Mil AHM · 2023 · Joint bone spine
During the last decade, the outlook for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has improved greatly, especially for patients with autoantibody-positive RA. To further improve long-term disease outcomes, the field has turned to…
Bedlack R, Barkhaus P, Carter G et al. · 2022 · Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis & frontotemporal degeneration
Vitamin C is one of the most common supplements taken by people with ALS. As an antioxidant, it has a plausible mechanism for slowing disease progression and there are some flawed pre-clinical studies and case reports suggesting benefit.…
Aouad K, El-Zorkany B · 2022 · Mediterranean journal of rheumatology
The Treat-to-target (T2T) strategy in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) stipulates that treatment should reach a predefined target and if not reached, intensification of therapy is implemented aiming at best future outcomes. Clinical…
Turvill J, Haritakis M, Pygall S et al. · 2026 · Endoscopy international open
Background and study aims During the COVID-19 pandemic the National Health Service introduced colon capsule endoscopy (CCE) as an alternative to colonoscopy in patients awaiting 3-year post-polypectomy surveillance. We determined the…
Pepine CJ, Handberg E, Cooper-DeHoff R et al. · 2026 · Open heart
Importance Women with angina due to suspected ischaemia referred for coronary angiography often have no obstructive coronary artery disease (ANOCA/INOCA). Objective To determine if intensive medical treatment (IMT) reduces major ischaemic…
Wessels AM, Edgar CJ, Nathan PJ et al. · 2021 · Drug discovery today
Go/No-Go decision making in early phase clinical trials is challenging for drug developers working in Alzheimer's disease. Recent negative trial results have been attributed to a lack of efficacy and important safety concerns. Furthermore,…