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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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Novel measures of frontal plane knee wobbling predict anterior cruciate ligament injury in Japanese female basketball players: A prospective pilot study.

Aoki A, Koresawa K, No Y et al. · 2026 · Clinical biomechanics (Bristol, Avon)

Background To prospectively examine how lower extremity movement patterns during single-leg landings predict anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries in adolescent Japanese basketball players during a 3-year follow-up period. Methods 44…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2026.106768
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Does Bone Quality Predict Pseudarthrosis, Subsidence, or Loss of Lordosis After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion? Minimum 5-Year Cohort Study.

Kim S, Park S, Ahn DK et al. · 2026 · Global spine journal

Study DesignRetrospective cohort study.ObjectivesTo determine whether preoperative cervical bone quality assessed by computed tomography Hounsfield units (CT HU) predicts pseudarthrosis, cage subsidence, or loss of cervical lordosis after…

View details →DOI: 10.1177/21925682261424749
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Chicken or the egg: The relationship between cognitive deficits and negative symptoms in first episode psychosis.

Au-Yeung C, Christophe NK, Lavigne KM et al. · 2026 · Schizophrenia research

Background Cognitive impairments and negative symptoms (NS) represent an unmet therapeutic need in psychotic disorders. Both NS and cognitive impairments, are key predictors of functioning. Both also appear during the illness prodrome,…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2026.02.008
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Social Attunement and Alcohol Use: The Role of Age and Gender

Romein C, Colyer-Patel K, Kroon E et al. · 2025 · Preprint

Background: Alcohol use typically peaks during adolescence and early adulthood, when its social reinforcement value is high, and then decreases as individuals take on more adult-like responsibilities. The present study investigates whether…

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The time course of neural activity predictive of self-initiated movement

Jeay-Bizot L, Basbug M, Maoz U et al. · 2025 · Preprint

Decades of research have shown that early ramping activity is a very reliable antecedent of self-initiated movement. However, the dominant paradigm has been to only analyze data epochs culminating in movement, which discounts how often…

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Cannabis Use, Affect, and Emotion Regulation in Daily Life: A 3-Week Experience Sampling Method Study in People Who Smoke Cannabis Almost Daily

Donate APG, Cousijn J, Kroon E et al. · 2026 · Preprint

Background and Aims: Although many people who use cannabis report mood-enhancing effects, affective responses are thought to vary within and between individuals. This study examined the bidirectional associations between momentary affect…

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On how people describe paintings with mirrors.

Bertamini M, Lucia M, Diaz S et al. · 2025 · British journal of psychology (London, England : 1953)

Since antiquity humans have been fascinated by mirrors; yet, when asked to predict what is made visible in the reflection, or to interpret a scene with a mirror, observers make systematic errors. Many observers claim that a character in a…

View details →DOI: 10.1111/bjop.70042
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Dynamics of Torque Teno Virus DNA Load in Bronchoalveolar Lavage in COVID-19 associated Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Bumberger AM, Kastner M, Rüsing L et al. · 2026 · Preprint

Background: Torque teno virus (TTV) DNA load has been proposed as a surrogate marker of the net state of immunosuppression. While plasma TTV levels have been associated with infection risk and adverse outcomes, the clinical relevance of…

View details →DOI: 10.22541/au.176770094.44860022/v1
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Predicting AI Anxiety: An Existential Perspective

Gobet F, Evans N, Chatfield-Jouin F et al. · 2025 · Preprint

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming many aspects of daily life and improving efficiency and outcomes in various sectors, ranging from healthcare to education. However, this rapid integration also introduces significant anxiety…

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Temperature and precipitation mismatches increase infection risk in amphibians.

Thumsová B, Martínez-Silvestre A, Pérez-Vallejo M et al. · 2025 · Current biology : CB

The thermal mismatch hypothesis (TMH), the notion that cool- and warm-adapted hosts have higher infection risk during unusually warm and cool spells, respectively, was recently proposed to explain how temperature shifts driven by climate…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2025.07.053
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ICANS mitigation in high-risk elderly patients treated with CD28 co-stimulatory anti-CD19 CAR-T cells using a standardization protocol: a pilot study.

Fridberg G, Amit O, Sherf Y et al. · 2026 · Haematologica

CAR-T has transformed relapsed/refractory LBCL treatment, with CD28-based products yielding rapid responses but higher ICANS rates. With Axicabtagene-ciloleucel and Brexucabtagene-autoleucel, overall and severe ICANS reach 78% and 35%,…

View details →DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2025.288954
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Does Red Cell Distribution Width Have a Predictive Role in Anastomotic Leak after Right Hemicolectomy for Colon Cancer?

Sevik HO, Aytepe O, Kilic MK et al. · 2026 · Journal of laparoendoscopic & advanced surgical techniques. Part A

Introduction Red cell distribution width (RDW) has recently emerged as a potential biomarker reflecting nutritional and inflammatory status in surgical oncology. While anastomotic leakage (AL) remains a devastating complication after right…

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Return of Threat Expectancy Likelihood After an Exposure Exercise as Dynamic Predictor of Intervention Outcome in Fear of Public Speaking

Bouwman V, Pittig A, Engelhard I et al. · 2025 · Preprint

Although exposure-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is generally effective for anxiety disorders, many people do not benefit. A better understanding of treatment predictors is required. This study investigated whether the dynamics of…

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Precision of reaches and proprioception in motor control and adaptation

Henriques DY, Gastrock RQ, Hart BM' · 2025 · Preprint

Abstract How do precision of movement and proprioception influence motor control and adaptation? Several theories—such as the exploration-exploitation hypothesis—propose that variability plays a key role in motor performance and learning.…

View details →DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-7713663/v1
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Bridging Perspectives: The Impact of Teacher and Student Ratings of Social-Emotional and Instructional Characteristics on Student Outcomes

Scheirlinckx J, Dupré S, De Fruyt F · 2025 · Preprint

Teachers' social-emotional and instructional (SEI) characteristics shape classroom functioning and student outcomes, yet most research relies exclusively on teacher self-reports, potentially overlooking discrepancies between teachers'…

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Effects of Corticotropin-Releasing Factor 1 Receptor Antagonism on In Vivo Dentate Gyrus Long-Term Potentiation in the TgF344-AD Rat Model of Alzheimer's Disease.

Reyna NC, Hamilton DA · 2026 · Hippocampus

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by irreversible neurobiological deterioration and cognitive impairment. AD patients exhibit stress system abnormalities including upregulation of the corticotropin releasing factor type 1 receptor…

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A longitudinal investigation of performance and injury outcomes associated with disordered eating in elite athletes.

Fatt SJ, Hay P, George E et al. · 2025 · Sports medicine - open

Background Disordered eating is common in elite athletes and may be motivated by perceived performance advantages associated with becoming leaner. However, few studies have examined the performance outcomes associated with disordered…

View details →DOI: 10.1186/s40798-025-00927-5
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Temperature at admission and mortality in older adults with infection: Limited prognostic value in non-sepsis cases.

Nielsen FE, Abdullah OB, Chafranska L et al. · 2026 · The American journal of emergency medicine

Background Temperature abnormalities are established prognostic markers in sepsis, but their predictive value in older adults with infection without sepsis remains unclear. Objective To examine the association between arrival temperature…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2026.01.045
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The impact of exposure to additional languages and cognitive factors on narrative macrostructure in autistic and neurotypical children.

Wolfer P, Tselekidou F, Baumeister F et al. · 2026 · Journal of communication disorders

This study adopts a twofold approach to examine how bilingual exposure and (socio-)cognitive factors influence narrative macrostructure in children. First, it investigated the impact of Exposure to Additional Languages (EtAL) on the…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2025.106611