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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 ReportMedicine

Efficacy and safety of chemotherapy combined with iodine-125 seed brachytherapy for intermediate and advanced oncogenic driver gene-negative non-small cell lung cancer.

Xia MH, Liu KC, Zhao W et al. · 2025 · Brachytherapy

Purpose To compare the effectiveness and safety of CT-guided iodine-125 seed brachytherapy in conjunction with chemotherapy against chemotherapy alone for the management of intermediate and advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.brachy.2024.09.005
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Phase 1 LITESPARK-001 study of belzutifan in participants with advanced solid tumors: Results of the glioblastoma expansion cohort.

Strowd RE, de la Fuente M, Bauer TM et al. · 2026 · Neuro-oncology advances

Recurrent isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) wild-type glioblastoma has no established standard-of-care treatment. Preclinical models have demonstrated that hypoxia-inducible factor-2 alpha (HIF-2α) contributes to stabilizing the hypoxic…

View details →DOI: 10.1093/noajnl/vdaf242
Failed Experiment ReportMedicine

Identification of novel variants in BRF1 gene from patient with developmental delay, hearing abnormality, and nervous system anomalies.

Yin H, Yu Y, Shen Y · 2024 · International journal of developmental neuroscience : the official journal of the International Society for Developmental Neuroscience

Cerebellofaciodental syndrome characterized with dysmorphic features, intellectual disability, and brain anomalies. Now its clinical spectrum expanded more manifestations including bilateral sensorineural hearing impairment and inner ear…

View details →DOI: 10.1002/jdn.10365
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Is Fel d1 Based Component Resolved Diagnosis Associated With Airway Inflammation in Cat Sensitized Children?

Kaya G, Yüksel H, Taneli F et al. · 2026 · Clinical and translational science

In cat sensitized children, decision to eliminate exposure to cats depends on the clinical outcome. In this study, we aimed to examine the relationship between molecular cat allergen sensitization and exhaled breath condensate (EBC) IL-4,…

View details →DOI: 10.1111/cts.70521
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Detection of cross-reactivity of antibodies to the N proteins of feline morbillivirus and canine distemper virus in Japanese cat plasma samples.

Khin STMM, Jafar SM, Ju M et al. · 2025 · Journal of virological methods

Feline morbillivirus (FeMV) is a globally emerging virus that has been linked to chronic kidney disease (CKD) in infected cats. Immunological assays, such as enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), are important for studying the virus…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2025.115216
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Diagnostic performance of real-time characterization in artificial intelligence-assisted colonoscopy.

Lagström RMB, Bräuner KB, Frandsen MN et al. · 2026 · Endoscopy international open

Background and study aims Because most colorectal polyps are diminutive and carry minimal cancer risk, artificial intelligence (AI) might enable diagnostic strategies such as leave-in-situ and resect-and-discard, provided it meets…

View details →DOI: 10.1055/a-2860-7702
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Revisiting proliferative glomerulonephritis with monoclonal immunoglobulin deposits through immunoglobulin repertoire sequencing.

Javaugue V, Pascal V, Nasr SH et al. · 2025 · Kidney international

Introduction Proliferative glomerulonephritis with monoclonal immunoglobulin deposits (PGNMID) is classified within the spectrum of monoclonal gammopathy of renal significance (MGRS). However, PGNMID features an unexpected low rate of…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2025.07.039
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Review and practical excursus on the comparison between traditional statics methods and Classification And Regression Tree (CART) in real-life data: Low protein diet compared to Mediterranean diet in patients with chronic kidney disease.

Calabrese V, Metro D, Alibrandi A et al. · 2025 · Nefrologia

The Classification and Regression Tree (CART) is a supervised learning approach useful used to segment the space of and the predictors/features space into smaller homogeneous regions that are, represented in a decision tree. It computes…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.nefroe.2025.04.008
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Platelet antibody detection assays: a single-laboratory comparison of MAIPA, PIFT, and microsphere-based multiplex assays Pak-Lx.

Costa TH, Bonet-Bub C, Kutner JM · 2024 · Hematology, transfusion and cell therapy

Background and objectives The identification of platelet antibodies is essential for diagnosing and managing conditions such as fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenic purpura, post-transfusion purpura, and immune platelet…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.htct.2024.06.004
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Comparative efficacy of pre-moistened sponges and E-swabs for active surveillance of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii carriage.

Epchtien RE, Temkin E, Masarwa S et al. · 2025 · European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology

We evaluated whether skin sampling with E-swabs is an effective alternative to pre-moistened sponges for detecting carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) carriage. Skin samples were collected by sponges with enrichment and…

View details →DOI: 10.1007/s10096-025-05055-2
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Using Next Generation Chemiluminescent Probes to Improve the <i>Plasmodium falciparum</i> <i>in vitro</i> Parasite Reduction Ratio (PRR) Assay.

Hellingman A, Göttle NL, Walz A et al. · 2026 · ACS infectious diseases

Malaria remains a major global health threat, and the emergence of partial artemisinin resistance challenges current treatment regimens. Reliable antimalarial screening assays are therefore essential for identifying new drug candidates.…

View details →DOI: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.5c00924
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Inferior Sinus Venosus Defect: Inconclusive Transesophageal Echocardiography Clarified by Computed Tomography and Intracardiac Echocardiography.

Hashimoto G, Tsukagoshi Y, Saito A et al. · 2026 · JACC. Case reports

Background Inferior sinus venosus (SV) atrial septal defect (ASD) is a rare interatrial communication, found near the inferior vena cava (IVC)-right atrial (RA) junction, that may be overlooked on transesophageal echocardiography (TEE).…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2026.107644
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Molecular detection of transcriptionally active ovine papillomaviruses in commercial equine semen.

Cutarelli A, De Falco F, Brunetti R et al. · 2024 · Frontiers in veterinary science

Virological evaluation was performed on equine semen to detect the presence of papillomaviruses (PVs) using droplet digital polymerase chain reaction (ddPCR) as the aim of this study was to investigate whether the sperm from asymptomatic…

View details →DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2024.1427370
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Evaluation of loop mediated isothermal amplification, quantitative real-time PCR, conventional PCR methods for identifying Ascaris lumbricoides in human stool samples.

Thakur M, Mewara A, Lakshmi P et al. · 2025 · Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

Ascariasis, caused by Ascaris lumbricoides, is a widespread parasitic infection. Traditional diagnostic methods, such as microscopy, can miss infections with low worm burdens, leading to false negatives. This study compares four diagnostic…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2025.116808
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Complexities of Atrial Fibrosis Imaging: Exploring Relationships Between Endocardial Voltage, Extracellular Volume, and Sympathetic Innervation.

Wilk B, Lim H, Hicks J et al. · 2025 · JACC. Clinical electrophysiology

Background Atrial fibrillation is associated with abnormal synchronization of left atrial electrical activity and substantially increased risk of myocardial infarction, stroke and heart failure. Objectives This study sought to investigate,…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.jacep.2025.02.012
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Accuracy of artificial intelligence-based simulation for assessing lung vessels and volume using unenhanced computed tomography.

Fukuta K, Shimada Y, Nagamatu Y et al. · 2025 · European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Objectives The advantages of preoperative three-dimensional (3D) image simulations, which require enhanced computed tomography (ECT), for anatomical lung resection are well documented. However, the necessity for contrast agent presents a…

View details →DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezae449
Failed Experiment ReportOpen accessMedicine

Loss of the distal-proximal GLP-1/Notch activation gradient in the aging <i>C. elegans</i> germline.

Janse van Vuuren R, Martel PO, Narbonne P · 2025 · microPublication biology

In C. elegans hermaphrodites, the distal tip cells (DTCs) capping the gonad arms provide a Notch ligand, the niche signal that maintains germline stem cell pools. Using fixed germlines, it was recently shown that the transcription of a…

View details →DOI: 10.17912/micropub.biology.001908
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Investigating disparity in labor epidural analgesia management in black vs. white women: a retrospective case-control study (2018-2022).

Clifton J, Woodward S, Hardcastle S et al. · 2025 · International journal of obstetric anesthesia

Background Disparities in labor epidural analgesia (LEA) management could reduce maternal satisfaction and increase risk. We compared times from the first administration of breakthrough pain medication (top-up) to LEA replacement to…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2024.104327
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Skeletal muscle protein turnover and mitochondrial responses to omega-3 fatty acid supplementation: an update.

Hayden JE, Deane CS · 2026 · Current opinion in clinical nutrition and metabolic care

Purpose of review To critically review recent findings related to the effects of omega-3 fatty acid supplementation on skeletal muscle, with a particular focus on skeletal muscle protein turnover and mitochondrial function. Recent findings…

View details →DOI: 10.1097/mco.0000000000001196
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Assessing the performance of chest x-ray screening in detecting early-stage lung cancer in the general population.

Chei CL, Nakamura S, Watanabe K et al. · 2025 · International journal of cancer

Chest x-ray (CXR) is widely used for lung cancer screening in Japan. We evaluated the sensitivity and specificity of CXR in detecting early lung cancer and its histological types. We cross-referenced lung cancer municipality screening data…

View details →DOI: 10.1002/ijc.35316
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Left Lower Lobectomy and Bronchial Foreign Body Removal for Treating a Rare Occult Bronchial Foreign Body in an Adult.

Shi Q, Bao J, Li J et al. · 2025 · Respirology case reports

Occult bronchial foreign bodies are extremely rare in adults. Affected patients typically lack a clear history of aspiration, exhibit no characteristic clinical signs and present with unremarkable chest imaging, often leading to…

View details →DOI: 10.1002/rcr2.70262