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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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Replication FailureMedicine

Spinal Cord Stimulation Failed to Improve Parkinson's Disease Symptoms in Randomized Crossover Double-Blinded Evaluation.

Carra RB, Garcia LÁL, Menezes JR et al. · 2025 · Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society

Background Epidural electrical spinal cord stimulation has been studied for more than a decade for Parkinson's disease symptoms, but compelling evidence for its effectiveness is still lacking. Objective The aim of this study was to…

View details →DOI: 10.1002/mds.30187
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Temporal dynamics and predictive modeling of oral epithelial dysplasia features during carcinogenesis.

de Freitas ALS, Guth G, Araújo ALD et al. · 2026 · Archives of oral biology

Objective To investigate the temporal evolution and predictive value of individual histopathological features of oral epithelial dysplasia (OED) during carcinogenesis, and to evaluate the diagnostic utility of optical fluorescence imaging…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2025.106444
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Clinical Application of Minimally Invasive Punch and Drainage in the Treatment of Refractory Non-purulent Skin and Soft Tissue Infections: A Case Series.

Lee KK, Lin YN · 2026 · Cureus

Non-purulent skin and soft tissue infections (NP-SSTIs) are commonly managed with antibiotic therapy; however, a subset of patients demonstrate inadequate clinical response and develop refractory disease. At present, no standardized…

View details →DOI: 10.7759/cureus.102335
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Evaluation of 5B9 as a Calibrator or Expression of Results in Absorbance Values for the Diagnosis of Hit With a PF4/Heparin Specific Elisa.

Pouplard C, Charuel N, Archer E et al. · 2026 · International journal of laboratory hematology

Background Immunoassays detecting anti-PF4/H antibodies must be sensitive to exclude heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT), and optical density (OD) values are useful for confirming HIT, but no calibration is currently available.…

View details →DOI: 10.1111/ijlh.14547
Negative / Null Result Report

Evolutionary constraints in host shifts: limited adaptation of Plutella xylostella to cardenolide-defended Erysimum cheiranthoides

Biswas B, van Bergen E, Vaello T et al. · 2025 · Preprint

Plants and herbivorous insects are engaged in long-term coevolutionary arms races, where gains in novel plant defences and corresponding adaptations in herbivores may drive evolutionary change. One such recent innovation is the gain of…

View details →DOI: 10.1101/2025.07.04.663117
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Tuberculous Miliary Disease Following Intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guérin Therapy for Urothelial Carcinoma of the Bladder: A Case Report.

Benamou A, El Moudane A, Barki A · 2026 · Cureus

Intravesical instillation of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is the standard adjuvant treatment for non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer. Although highly effective, BCG therapy may be associated with rare but potentially severe systemic…

View details →DOI: 10.7759/cureus.109252
Failed Experiment ReportOpen accessMedicine

Effects of Clobetasol in an Aging Mouse Model of Spinal Cord Hemisection.

Ciuro M, Sangiorgio M, Cantone G et al. · 2025 · Biology

Spinal cord injury leads to permanent neurological deficits, and aging further diminishes the plasticity and regenerative responses required for recovery. Activation of the Sonic hedgehog (Shh) pathway through the receptor Smoothened (Smo)…

View details →DOI: 10.3390/biology14111595
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Prognosis and Therapy of Ovarian Cancer, Part 3: Follow-Up Care, Recurrence, and Screening, the Full Round Circle.

El Housheimi A, Tato Varela S, Kuhn WC · 2026 · Oncology research and treatment

Background Ovarian cancer (OC) accounts for the most cancer deaths in women worldwide, despite it being the 8th most common one. Almost two-thirds or OC cases present in advanced stages (III/IV) and will require maintenance therapy lasting…

View details →DOI: 10.1159/000547282
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Bilateral Subdural Hematoma Caused by Cervical Traction.

Mano T · 2025 · Clinical medicine insights. Case reports

Cervical traction therapy is commonly used for cervical spondylosis; however, complications, such as subdural hematomas can occur. Possible mechanisms include cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage and bridging vein damage. A 51-year-old…

View details →DOI: 10.1177/11795476251376464
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Breaking the stalemate: a case of a laser-accelerated healing of a chronic tendon-exposed diabetic foot ulcer.

Serour MH, Mohammad H, Aziza O et al. · 2026 · Journal of surgical case reports

Chronic diabetic foot ulcers remain a major clinical challenge, particularly when complicated by tendon exposure and failure to respond to standard care. We report a 47-year-old male with Type II diabetes mellitus with a history of smoking…

View details →DOI: 10.1093/jscr/rjag109
Replication FailureOpen accessMedicine

Paraneoplastic Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate Receptor Encephalitis Associated with Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Dramatic Recovery after Chemotherapy.

Yano K, Ishida T, Yokosuka K et al. · 2026 · Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)

Tumor management is the cornerstone of treatment for anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (anti-NMDAR) encephalitis that is refractory to immunosuppressive therapy. However, little is known about the effectiveness of chemotherapy for…

View details →DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.5586-25
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Novel immunotherapy combinations in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

Kankotia S, Park S, Thomas J · 2025 · Current opinion in oncology

Purpose of review Relapsed or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (R/M HNSCC) is a deadly disease that historically was treated with palliative chemotherapy-based regimens. Since 2019, immunotherapy-based regimens have become…

View details →DOI: 10.1097/cco.0000000000001127
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

The Intertransverse Approach for far Lateral Lumbar Disk Herniation: Case Series of 60 Patients and Review of the Literature.

Glauser G, Kvint S, Ramayya AG et al. · 2025 · Neurosurgery practice

Background and objectives The purpose of the present work was to review our series of patients with far lateral disk herniations treated by the intertransverse approach. Methods Patients undergoing intertransverse approach to treat…

View details →DOI: 10.1227/neuprac.0000000000000165
Failed Experiment ReportMedicine

Noninvasive Right Ventricular Myocardial Work by Pressure-Strain Loop: A New Perspective on Right Ventricular Function and Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy.

Tian F, Hu C, Liu W et al. · 2025 · The American journal of cardiology

Myocardial work (MW) by noninvasive pressure-strain loop (PSL) is a novel echocardiographic tool that provides a more precise estimation of right ventricular (RV) performance by accounting for the RV loading conditions. The study sought to…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2025.05.024
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Neutrophils shape the therapeutic efficacy of sirtuin 1 activity modulators in murine influenza virus infection.

Simeonova L, Leseva M, Stoyanov K et al. · 2025 · Biochimica et biophysica acta. Molecular basis of disease

Sirtuin 1 (Sirt1), a class III histone deacetylase, is a key regulator of gene expression in various immune cell types, including neutrophils, during infection and acute inflammation. Herein, we studied the effect of the Sirt1 activator…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2025.167915
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Radiation Therapy Dose Escalation Failed to Improve Local Control for Intermediate-Risk Rhabdomyosarcoma on ARST1431: A Report From the Children's Oncology Group.

Jackson CB, Xue W, Gupta AA et al. · 2025 · International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics

Purpose To evaluate local failure (LF) rates for patients with intermediate-risk rhabdomyosarcoma treated on the Children's Oncology Group ARST1431 clinical trial, the first and largest international, phase 3 randomized study to use FOXO1…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2025.03.038
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Bertolotti joint-related cyst: illustrative case.

Chow WD, Spinner RJ, Amrami KK et al. · 2026 · Journal of neurosurgery. Case lessons

Background Bertolotti syndrome is an underrecognized cause of chronic low back pain. Back pain generated from Bertolotti syndrome is believed to result from altered weight dissipation mechanics and/or instability of the pseudoarticulation,…

View details →DOI: 10.3171/case25948
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Comparison of early and late time-controlled adaptive ventilation on pulmonary gas exchange in anesthetized horses.

Vicenti C, Cercone M, Nieman G et al. · 2025 · Veterinary anaesthesia and analgesia

Objective To compare early versus late time-controlled adaptive ventilation (TCAV) for setting airway pressure release ventilation (APRV) on arterial oxygenation in dorsally recumbent anesthetized horses. Study design A crossover,…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.vaa.2025.06.007
Negative / Null Result Report

Idiopathic Hyperhidrosis after Trauma: A Case Report

Pae Y, Park H, Lee H et al. · 2024 · Preprint

Abstract Background Hyperhidrosis is the secretion of excess sweat beyond what the body needs for homeostatic regulation. Secondary hyperhidrosis is usually related to an underlying cause, mostly a medical condition, or extrinsic factors…

View details →DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-5279798/v1