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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Lineweaver TT, Terwillegar S, Aardsma NJ et al. · 2026 · Experimental aging research
This study examined the role of memory-specific self-regulatory focus in guiding young and older adults' usage of everyday memory strategies Participants included 164 young (ages 18-23) and 204 older (ages 68-75) adults. Structural…
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…
Klim L, Michalik M, Wąsowicz P et al. · 2025 · Preprint
Background: Oral food challenges (OFCs) are still the reference standard for confirming food allergy, yet the influence of previous anaphylaxis on challenge outcomes remains uncertain. Patients with a history of anaphylaxis are often…
Hathaway DB, Sato T, Szpak V et al. · 2026 · Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
Background Buprenorphine is an effective treatment for opioid use disorder but may be difficult to initiate among hospitalized patients due to concerns about acute pain and withdrawal risks. Objective We sought to evaluate the safety and…
Pexa BS, Giuliani-Dewig HK, Myers JB et al. · 2025 · Journal of athletic training
Context Baseball pitching load is linked to injury in adolescent baseball athletes; however, it is unclear if pitch counts are a good indicator of total upper extremity load during baseball pitching. Objectives The purpose of this study is…
Tanji T, Takahashi K, Matsushita H et al. · 2025 · Preprint
Abstract We examined the relationship between home literacy environment and early literacy acquisition in Japanese syllabic Hiragana and whether this relationship changes during the preschool years. One hundred five Japanese-speaking young…
Pérez Pisón E, Llàcer P, Croset F et al. · 2026 · Medicina clinica
Introduction Pleural effusion (PE) is a frequent complication in acute heart failure (AHF), driven by hydrostatic pressure, impaired lymphatic drainage, and systemic inflammation. This study aimed to evaluate the association between…
Dani C, Remaschi G, Benelli E et al. · 2026 · Early human development
Background Glucose-to-lactate ratio and abnormal values of glucose and lactate blood values, as well as neuroimaging, have been reported to predict neurodevelopmental outcome in infants with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) treated…
Volleman C, Phelp PG, Dubelaar DPC et al. · 2026 · Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia
Objectives Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication following cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). This study investigated whether cell-free hemoglobin (CFHb) levels after CPB are associated with endothelial damage…
Rémeau M, Raffy G, Borst G · 2026 · Journal of youth and adolescence
Although the association between academic achievement and well-being has been widely studied in cross-sectional and correlational studies, prior research has rarely clarified the directionality of these links by adopting a longitudinal…
Pennington Z, Mikula AL, Hamouda A et al. · 2026 · Clinical neurology and neurosurgery
Objective To assess paraspinal muscularity and bone quality contribution to PJK risk. Methods Defining PJK as ≥ 10° increase in proximal junctional angle from first upright radiograph, thoracolumbopelvic fusion patients experiencing PJK…
Hintz F, James AN, Nieber L et al. · 2025 · Preprint
The present study investigated predictors of individual differences in linguistic knowledge and spontaneous language use in adults. Specifically, we examined the role of domain-general cognitive abilities—working memory, nonverbal…
Brol MJ, Groth M, Uschner FE et al. · 2025 · GeroScience
Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is a prevalent condition increasingly recognized in aging populations. However, its clinical relevance in older adults-particularly in relation to sarcopenia, cognitive…
Forster SE, Forman SD, Dickey MW et al. · 2026 · Drug and alcohol dependence
Background Veterans are disproportionately affected by cocaine use disorder (CUD), a condition without approved pharmacotherapies, marked by high return to use rates. Prize-Based Contingency Management (PBCM) is an effective behavioral…
· 2026 · Emotion (Washington, D.C.)
Reports an error in "Affective control in adolescence: The influence of age and depressive symptomatology on working memory" by Kirsty Griffiths, Darren L. Dunning, Jenna Parker, Marc Bennett, Susanne Schweizer, Lucy Foulkes, Saz Ahmed,…
McQuistan MR, Young LB, Pendleton C · 2025 · Journal of dental education
Objectives Research indicates significant improvement in average attitudes toward those in poverty following poverty simulations, but little research addresses whether students benefit uniformly. This study measured variability in poverty…
Li HM, Flett GL, Cao CH et al. · 2026 · Journal of youth and adolescence
Although cross-sectional research links mattering to reduced adolescent loneliness, longitudinal studies examining temporal dynamics and distinctions between analytical levels or mattering dimensions are scarce. Without understanding…
Zhao J, Verschuere B, Wiechert S · 2025 · Preprint
Whether people can actively suppress unwanted thoughts is highly controversial. Anderson and Green (2001) developed the Think/No-Think (TNT) task and found that suppressing a memory reduces later recall, referred to as the…
Menéndez SM, Stehouwer K, Abikenari MA et al. · 2025 · Preprint
Background: Long waiting times remain a key barrier to accessing outpatient mental health care in the Netherlands and worldwide. Little is known about patterns of symptom change during waiting times and whether certain individuals are at…
Menéndez SM, Stehouwer K, Abikenari MA et al. · 2025 · Preprint
Background: Long waiting times remain a key barrier to accessing outpatient mental health care in the Netherlands and worldwide. Little is known about patterns of symptom change during waiting times and whether certain individuals are at…
Opoku A, Usman MB, Mankata DO et al. · 2025 · Preprint
Abstract Introduction Globally, there is growing concern about the predictive validity of standardised examinations. Admissions into nursing and midwifery training colleges in Ghana rely on the West Africa Senior School Certificate…
Heitmann B, Parada S, Larsen S et al. · 2025 · Preprint
Abstract Background/Objectives: Long-term weight loss maintenance is a major challenge in the treatment of overweight and obesity. Metabolic and hormonal signalling systems are believed to influence weight trajectories during weight…
Tong ST, Phillips K, Gomez J et al. · 2026 · Journal of prevention (2022)
Emergency situations range from everyday traffic accidents to incidents of mass gun violence and require individuals to be prepared and willing to act in times of crisis. To encourage people to help one another during such emergencies, the…
Yu X, Huang J, Jiang W et al. · 2026 · Journal of psychiatric research
Background Bereavement, i.e., the death of significant others, generally arouses grief reactions and may be accompanied by feelings of guilt and shame. However, it remains unclear whether guilt and shame can influence grief adaptation…
Wakisaka Y, Inai K, Harada G et al. · 2025 · Cardiology in the young
Background Ventricular septal defect is the most common CHD and is complicated by pulmonary hypertension in about 5% of cases. Although long-term outcomes after repair are generally good, persistent pulmonary hypertension has been…
Ku X · 2026 · Addictive behaviors
Emerging evidence suggests a positive link between parental and child problematic smartphone use (PSU), yet the direction and reciprocity of this relationship over time remain unclear. Here, we address this gap by examining six years…
de Angelis M, Siech C, Di Bello F et al. · 2025 · World journal of urology
Introduction Based on prospective trials' result, it is unknown whether race/ethnicity affects the magnitude of cancer-specific survival differences after trimodal therapy (TMT) versus external beam radiation therapy alone (EBRT) for…
Cho E, Chorpita BF, Reeder K et al. · 2025 · Journal of consulting and clinical psychology
Objective Personalizable modular treatments may be helpful in addressing the mental health needs of minoritized youths. We used data from five randomized effectiveness trials of the Modular Approach to Therapy for Children, a…
Bosma CM, Wojcik C, Haigh EA · 2025 · Preprint
Background: The majority of research on emotion regulation processes has been restricted to controlled laboratory settings that use experimental paradigms to investigate short-term outcomes. A true understanding of emotion regulation…
Ying Y, Meng R, Xu J et al. · 2026 · The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences
Objectives The associations between insomnia symptoms and internalizing symptoms are well-established, particularly in older adults; however, the mediating factors remain inconsistent. This study seeks to explore the longitudinal…