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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A R, K R, N K et al. · 2026 · Preprint
Abstract The study aimed to assess the welfare of dairy cows kept in semi-intensive and intensive system of farming in Kallakurichi District of Tamil Nadu. For assessing welfare indicators sample size of 20 dairy cows was selected for…
Spiegel S, Hübner RH, Schürmann D et al. · 2026 · BMC pulmonary medicine
Background Flexible bronchoscopy is an indispensable tool in respiratory medicine. In the context of an aging society and increasing life expectancy, the number of elderly, often multimorbid patients is growing. This raises important…
Olivier R, Albouys J, Juglard C et al. · 2026 · Scientific reports
We studied a newly developed high-pressure injection flexible knife, to offer potential procedural simplification in colorectal Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (ESD). Animal study: open randomized controlled study using an anesthetized…
Hernandez-Martínez J, Cid-Calfucura I, Perez-Carcamo J et al. · 2026 · Frontiers in physiology
Introduction To evaluate the effects of the conventional warm-up (CC) compared to warm-ups that included static (SSC), dynamic (DSC), or ballistic (BSC) stretching on jump performance (CMJ, SJ, DJ), curve sprint speed, agility (ICODT), and…
Ebadinejad A, Saeidishahri S, Wu Y et al. · 2026 · Obesity surgery
Introduction The Clavien-Dindo classification (CDC) grades complications based on required interventions, yet prior MBSAQIP studies used arbitrary assignments, limiting standardization. Comparative safety between robotic (RSG) and…
Sasireka V, Bhuvaneswari G, Babu S · 2026 · Journal of education and health promotion
Background Intramuscular (IM) injections are widely used in pediatric care but often cause pain and distress. Effective management is essential to improve children's healthcare experiences. Non-pharmacological methods, including Cold…
Qin Y, Zhu Y, Dai X et al. · 2026 · Frontiers in medicine
Background Systemic vascular resistance is conventionally assessed using invasive methods; the snuffbox artery resistance index (RI) is a superior non-invasive predictor of lactate clearance in septic shock patients to the perfusion index.…
Matsumoto K, Mitani I, Tsutsui T et al. · 2026 · BMC medical informatics and decision making
Background Video-assisted explanations may support standardized patient information delivery, but their role in hospital dentistry remains insufficiently evaluated. This study aimed to compare patient evaluations of video-assisted and…
Cortés-Roco G, Low-Barría V, Yáñez-Sepúlveda R et al. · 2026 · Preprint
Plyometric training is proposed as a method to improve neuromuscular performance in climbing. However, its specific effects on upper-body explosive capacity and rate of force development (RFD) in advanced boulder climbers remain unclear.…
Al-Haddad C, Ibrahim H, Salameh N et al. · 2026 · PloS one
Purpose To investigate and compare retinal vascular changes, including superficial macular vessel density, foveal avascular zone, and the macular perfusion densities, in amblyopic, fellow, and control eyes using optical coherence…
Cerdan-Hernandez E, Palencia-Herranz MJ, Barón M et al. · 2026 · Journal of optometry
Purpose To assess the value of optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) peripapillary retinal vascularization in differentiating papilledema from pseudopapilledema. Methods A cross-sectional study, prospective recruitment patients…
Terzioglu H, Efeoglu S, Sarikaya CH et al. · 2026 · Journal of prosthodontics : official journal of the American College of Prosthodontists
Purpose This study evaluated the effect of periapical X-ray angulation on the diagnostic accuracy of detecting vertical misfits at the implant-abutment interface using Medentika Microcone dental implants (4.0 mm diameter, 11 mm length;…
Tu X, Zhuang X, Zhao T et al. · 2026 · Preprint
Abstract Objective: To investigate the effects of intraoperative dexamethasone, furosemide, and their combination on systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) after endourological lithotripsy for upper urinary tract calculi, and…
Wang X, Xie C, Zheng R et al. · 2026 · Animal microbiome
Termites are a natural component of the diet of Malayan pangolins, whereas artificial diets used under captive conditions may differ substantially from wild prey in structure and composition, particularly in chitin content. This study…
Sayed Ahmad AM, Knikou M · 2026 · Frontiers in neurology
Introduction In this clinical trial, we evaluated changes in the output of motoneurons and spinal inhibitory mechanisms across multiple spinal segments before and after a series of transspinal direct current stimulation (tsDCS) sessions in…
Wrublewsky S, Weigl J, Bickelmann C et al. · 2026 · Journal of functional biomaterials
Surgical sutures are widely used biomaterials in clinical practice. Like all other biomaterials, they induce a foreign body response after implantation that involves inflammation and angiogenesis. Although it is well known that these…
Bagheri Hosseinabadi M, Yu M, Petersen A et al. · 2026 · Annals of work exposures and health
The necessity for respiratory protection has increased due to global threats such as pandemics, industrial accidents, and extreme weather events. The effectiveness of N95 filtering facepiece respirators depends on how well they fit the…
Pikkujämsä A, Rinne P, Wistbacka JO et al. · 2026 · BMC cardiovascular disorders
Background Long-term survival following off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCAB) compared with conventional on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (ONCAB) remains uncertain. Randomised trials and meta-analyses up to 5-10 years…
Çakır E, Ciğerci Y, Yılmaz S · 2026 · Scientific reports
This study aimed to evaluate the effects of a music intervention on anxiety, pain, and vital signs in patients undergoing Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). This randomized controlled trial included 70 patients who…
Schmidt N, Johnson G, Nencka A et al. · 2026 · Studies in health technology and informatics
Although there is variation in clinicians' application of the Rigo classification system (RCS) to adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, no artificial intelligence (AI) models have been developed to standardize the RCS specifically. This study…
Lucchetti D, Di Leone A, Sabbatinelli G et al. · 2026 · Frontiers in immunology
Background Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a heterogeneous disease lacking approved targeted therapies and standardized treatment regimens. Among its molecular subtypes, luminal androgen receptor-positive (LAR+) TNBC is…
Lee SH, Jang JW, Han SH et al. · 2026 · Plants (Basel, Switzerland)
Climate change is intensifying extreme climatic events such as warming and drought. This study investigated the physiological and growth responses of Quercus variabilis , a major broadleaf plantation species in South Korea, to warming and…
Holmqvist Larsson K, Falkenström F, Andersson G et al. · 2026 · Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health
Background Emotion dysregulation is a transdiagnostic construct associated with psychiatric symptomatology. Improving strategies to regulate emotions is an important focus in several psychological treatments. In the current study we…
Ceylan FA, Tatar Kartaloğlu O, Yılmaz İE · 2026 · Clinical & experimental optometry
Clinical relevance Intraocular lens selection following cataract surgery has implications beyond refractive correction, with different lens chromophore compositions potentially affecting retinal light exposure and downstream visual and…
Gerogianni A, Sørensen G, Hoel TN et al. · 2026 · International journal of molecular sciences
Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation is a life-saving therapy for end-stage heart failure but may compromise immune integrity. Mechanical shear stress and surface-induced innate immune activation can trigger bleeding and…
Chen M, Zhang C, Fan Z et al. · 2026 · BMC musculoskeletal disorders
Background Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) has become an effective treatment for medial compartment osteoarthritis of the knee. However, its use in patients who also have patellofemoral joint osteoarthritis (PFOA) before surgery…
Kragness KA, Trader DJ · 2026 · Chembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology
The proteasome degrades ubiquitinated proteins as well as intrinsically disordered proteins that can be processed independently of ubiquitin signaling. The 20S core particle (CP) plays a key role in the degradation of unstructured…
Salama AM, Al-Obeed RS, Helmy A et al. · 2026 · Frontiers in plant science
This study evaluated the combined effects of grafting and deficit irrigation (DI) on soil attributes, vegetative growth, yield components, fruit quality, and water productivity of 'Crimson Seedless' grapevines under semiarid conditions. It…
Glienke L, Hall TL, Ghani KR et al. · 2026 · Urolithiasis
Control of fragment size during laser lithotripsy has taken on increasing importance with adoption of ureteroscopic aspiration technologies. The objective of this study was to characterize the relationship between laser-fiber-to-stone…
Won JH, Shin JW, Kwon J et al. · 2026 · Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research
Purpose To determine whether ulnar positive variance (UPV) and relative ulnar positive variance (RUPV) affect clinical outcomes following arthroscopic transosseous repair of triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) foveal tears. Methods…