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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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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Immuno-Proteomic Features Associated to Relapse Risk in Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-Associated Disease.

Gallaccio G, Müller A, Wang M et al. · 2026 · Neurology(R) neuroimmunology & neuroinflammation

Background and objectives Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease (MOGAD) is an inflammatory demyelinating disorder that overlaps clinically with multiple sclerosis (MS) but immunopathologically distinct. Although…

View details →DOI: 10.1212/nxi.0000000000200615
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Preoperative Factors Associated With Postoperative Delirium in Older Patients With Cancer Undergoing Surgery: Retrospective Cohort Study.

Kumura Y, Maruta M, Yokota H et al. · 2026 · Psychogeriatrics : the official journal of the Japanese Psychogeriatric Society

Background Post-operative delirium (POD) is a common complication in older patients with cancer undergoing surgery, leading to prolonged hospitalisation and cognitive decline. This study examined the relationship between pre-operative…

View details →DOI: 10.1111/psyg.70179
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Barium-associated intestinal ischemia complicated with massive hepatic portal venous gas: A successful survival case report.

Xu P, Zhong S, Peng X · 2026 · The Journal of international medical research

Barium-associated intestinal ischemia is a rare but life-threatening complication following upper gastrointestinal barium contrast examinations, with an incidence of less than 0.01%. Hepatic portal venous gas is a condition secondary to…

View details →DOI: 10.1177/03000605261457776
Negative / Null Result Report

Elevated HbA1c is associated with advanced brain age in severe obesity

Juhasz J, DeFeis B, Britton MK et al. · 2026 · Preprint

ABSTRACT Introduction Brain-predicted age, estimated from structural MRI data, is a machine learning biomarker of biological brain aging. Greater brain age gap (BAG) indicates advanced brain aging and is associated with cognitive decline…

View details →DOI: 10.64898/2026.06.04.26354935
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Diet Quality, Healthy Practices, and Psychosocial Functioning Across School Youth, Students, and Adults in Poland: A Cross-Sectional Online Survey.

Sochacka K, Kotowska A, Lachowicz-Wiśniewska S · 2026 · Nutrients

Background: This study aimed to compare a limited set of predefined diet-, lifestyle-, knowledge-, and psychosocial indicators across school youth, students, and adults in Poland, and to examine their associations with three predefined…

View details →DOI: 10.3390/nu18122022
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Is outcome observed in performance of clinical tests associated with patient-reported outcome measures after patellofemoral pain treatment? Secondary analysis of data from a randomized clinical trial.

Machado EM, Matthews M, Rathleff MS et al. · 2026 · Brazilian journal of physical therapy

Background Clinical functional tests for patellofemoral pain (PFP), such as step-up, step-down and squat, are commonly used in clinic practice, although the extent to which changes in these tests reflect changes in patient-reported outcome…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.bjpt.2026.101593
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Phenotypic Heterogeneity in Crohn's Disease-Associated Intestinal Strictures: An Exploratory Retrospective Cohort Study.

Fusco S, Nesseler J, Minn L et al. · 2026 · Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)

Background : Crohn's disease-associated intestinal strictures represent a major source of morbidity and frequently require endoscopic or surgical intervention. However, patients with stricturing Crohn's disease demonstrate substantial…

View details →DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics16121841
Replication FailureOpen accessMedicine

Association of psychotropic medications with the use of coercive measures and recidivism during forensic psychiatric care: a Swedish nationwide register-based study.

Sitter TM, Savinen S, Andiné P et al. · 2026 · BMJ mental health

Background Patients in forensic psychiatric care (FPC) are often treated with various psychotropic medications. However, evidence regarding their effectiveness in this setting is lacking. Objective The study aimed to estimate how different…

View details →DOI: 10.1136/bmjment-2026-302515
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Long Term Growth and Rupture Risk, and Associated Factors of Splenic Artery Aneurysms in a Large Observational Cohort.

Larkio J, Söderström M, Holmström J et al. · 2026 · European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery : the official journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery

Objective The aim of this retrospective observational study was to analyse imaging and patient related parameters of splenic artery aneurysms (SAAs) and their impact on SAA growth and rupture. Methods The term "aneurysm" was systematically…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2026.06.019
Replication FailureMedicine

Prognostic Markers Associated with Short-Term Mortality in Dogs Hospitalised with Acute Pancreatitis: A Retrospective Study of 192 Cases.

Juárez Sarrión C, Armas IR, Torrano Guillamón A et al. · 2026 · Animals : an open access journal from MDPI

Objectives To describe the clinical, clinicopathological and ultrasonographic characteristics of dogs with an acute pancreatitis (AP) and to identify prognostic markers associated with short-term mortality in a referral population. Methods…

View details →DOI: 10.3390/ani16121854
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Maternal Microbial Reservoirs Are Associated with Early Bacterial and Archaeal Community Assembly in Neonatal Hu Lambs.

Huang B, Mao C, Xu T et al. · 2026 · Animals : an open access journal from MDPI

Early-life microbial community assembly is important for gastrointestinal development, immune maturation, and feed utilization in young ruminants, but the maternal reservoirs associated with neonatal lamb gut microbial profiles remain…

View details →DOI: 10.3390/ani16121862
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Factors Associated with Infection Control Competency Among Infection Control Nurses and Physicians in Long-Term Care Hospitals: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Choi JS, Kim KM · 2026 · Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)

Background The number of long-term care hospitals (LTCHs) in Korea has been increasing. Because LTCHs primarily care for older adults who are vulnerable to infection, strict infection control (IC) practices are essential. This study aimed…

View details →DOI: 10.3390/healthcare14121709
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Preoperative hypoalbuminemia as a prognostic factor in patients with gastric cancer undergoing radical gastrectomy: Construction of a nomogram.

Qu ZW, Zhang Y, Guo MY · 2026 · The Journal of international medical research

ObjectiveTo investigate the association of preoperative hypoalbuminemia (serum albumin <35 g/L) with clinicopathological characteristics and survival outcomes in patients with gastric cancer undergoing radical gastrectomy and to construct…

View details →DOI: 10.1177/03000605261457301
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Serum IDO1 and β-catenin levels in patients with multiple sclerosis with and without atherosclerosis: A case-control study.

Abdulridha GAO, Fadhel AS, Al-Kinany SQ et al. · 2026 · Journal of neuroimmunology

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an immune-mediated disease of the central nervous system characterized by leukocyte infiltration, immune activation, demyelination, and axonal injury. This case-control observational study aimed to investigate…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2026.579013
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Acetazolamide-induced metabolic acidosis in pediatric idiopathic intracranial hypertension: associations with bone mineral density, growth, and kidney function.

Baltu D, Taş N, Alıcı N et al. · 2026 · Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany)

Background Although acetazolamide is the main medical treatment for idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH), data on acetazolamide-induced metabolic acidosis and its long-term outcomes are limited. This study aimed to investigate the…

View details →DOI: 10.1007/s00467-026-07431-2
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Identification of Gait Patterns Associated with Paretic Propulsion and Velocity in Community-Dwelling Individuals with Stroke: A Multicenter Retrospective Study.

Mano N, Mori K, Kuwabara T et al. · 2026 · Annals of biomedical engineering

Purpose Diverse gait patterns in individuals with stroke require personalized rehabilitation to improve paretic propulsion (Pp), which reflects gait function. However, the gait characteristics associated with Pp have not been fully…

View details →DOI: 10.1007/s10439-026-04203-9
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Nature Connectedness and Work Engagement in the Relationship Between Emotional Exhaustion and Life Satisfaction Among Employees.

Jaime-Jorge S, García-Ael C, Azanza G et al. · 2026 · European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education

This paper analyses associations between psychological health at work and life satisfaction among employees. Specifically, it investigates the association between work stress and emotional exhaustion and explores whether connectedness to…

View details →DOI: 10.3390/ejihpe16060079
Replication Failure

Residual cancer cells in re-excision after breast-conserving surgery: association to invasive lobular carcinoma and locoregional recurrence (ISRCTN12077301)

Allfelt A, Bendahl PO, Alkner S et al. · 2026 · Preprint

Abstract Background Invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC) is a risk factor for positive margins after breast-conserving surgery (BCS). This retrospective observational study examined whether the presence of residual cancer cells in re-excision…

View details →DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-10086880/v1
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Aqueous PFOS exposure decouples gaseous carbon loss from mineral-associated carbon retention in controlled wetland-interface mesocosms.

Lu B, Wang P, Hu J et al. · 2026 · Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)

Wetland interfaces regulate greenhouse-gas exchange and carbon retention, yet contaminant exposure may disrupt the relationship between these two processes. Whether aqueous perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), a persistent aquatic…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2026.128638
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Factors associated with achieving knee flexion around one hundred and twenty five degrees and numerical rating scale around one at one year after posterior cruciate-retaining total knee arthroplasty.

Shioiri H, Takahashi T, Matsumoto T · 2026 · International orthopaedics

Purpose To investigate factors associated with achieving both postoperative knee flexion range of motion (ROM) ≥ 125° and Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) pain score ≤ 1 at one year after posterior cruciate-retaining total knee arthroplasty…

View details →DOI: 10.1007/s00264-026-06884-2
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Climate Change Worry and Flourishing Among Chinese University Students: The Roles of Anxiety-Depressive Symptoms and Physical Activity.

Liu S, Tan Y, Zang L · 2026 · Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)

Background/Objectives: Climate change worry is an emerging concern in youth mental health, but little is known about how it is associated with positive psychological functioning among university students. This study examined whether…

View details →DOI: 10.3390/healthcare14121624
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Risk factors for multidrug resistance and mortality in healthcare-associated neonatal gram-negative bloodstream infections.

Turgut H, Özdemir R, Memişoğlu F · 2026 · European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology

Purpose This study aimed to characterize pathogen distribution and antimicrobial resistance patterns of gram-negative bloodstream infections in a tertiary neonatal intensive care unit and to determine which factors were associated with…

View details →DOI: 10.1007/s10096-026-05565-7
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Evaluating Three Routes of Tranexamic Acid Administration in Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: A Nationwide Database Analysis in Taiwan.

Hsu LI, Chen JW, Hsu HW et al. · 2026 · Anesthesiology

Background Tranexamic acid (TXA) reduces perioperative blood loss, but comparative effectiveness and safety across administration routes remain uncertain. The authors evaluated topical, IV, and oral TXA in unilateral total hip and knee…

View details →DOI: 10.1097/aln.0000000000006114
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Risk factors and the effect of belimumab on flares during glucocorticoid tapering in systemic lupus erythematosus: A multicentre ANSWER-SLE cohort study.

Miyake H, Onishi A, Tsuji H et al. · 2026 · Modern rheumatology

To identify factors associated with flare after glucocorticoid (GC) reduction in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and determine whether belimumab influences this risk. Using the ANSWER-SLE cohort, this retrospective multicentre study…

View details →DOI: 10.1093/mr/roag053
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Structural and load-dependent arterial stiffness are differentially associated with cognition or biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias: The healthy brain study.

Deconne TM, Suerken CK, Lipford ME et al. · 2026 · Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD

BackgroundArterial stiffness is an emerging risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related dementias (ADRD) and is assessed by measuring pulse wave velocity (PWV). Recent mathematical modeling has allowed for the delineation of…

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