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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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Comparative morbidity and outcomes for adult spinal deformity corrections spanning C2-pelvis compared to T4-pelvis: a propensity score-matched analysis.

Yahanda AT, Joseph K, Bui TT et al. · 2026 · Spine deformity

Purpose Surgical corrections for adult spinal deformity (ASD) often extend from T4-pelvis. Certain patients may require fusion from C2-pelvis. Comparisons are necessary to guide surgical decision-making, particularly for frailer patients…

View details →DOI: 10.1007/s43390-026-01490-z
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Developing and Validating a Machine Learning Model to Predict Brain Injury in Preterm Infants Using Multisource Data from the Early Postnatal Period

Xu P, Li Y, Chen Y et al. · 2026 · Preprint

Background: Moderate-to-severe preterm brain injury (PBI), including intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) and periventricular leukomalacia (PVL), remains an important cause of adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes in preterm infants. Early risk…

View details →DOI: 10.20944/preprints202606.0340.v1
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Implicit Global-Local Learning in Young People With and Without Autism.

Ziva A, Ziori E, Pothos EM · 2026 · Quarterly journal of experimental psychology (2006)

Implicit (unconscious) learning ostensibly affects cognitive and social skills in both typical and atypical populations, such as those on the autism spectrum. Research into implicit learning in autism has yielded conflicting results,…

View details →DOI: 10.1177/17470218261446884
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Boundary Vector Cells Encode a Future-Biased Spectrum of Positions in the Rat.

Newman EL, Mashanova-Galikova I, Tiganj Z et al. · 2026 · Hippocampus

Spatial tuning is a hallmark property of neural firing in the hippocampal formation. Yet, that tuning is often less well correlated with the instantaneous current position of an animal than it is with an integrated version of the past or…

View details →DOI: 10.1002/hipo.70110
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End-to-end multimodal attention fusion for drug-target interaction prediction with cold-scaffold validation on the Davis kinase benchmark.

Agboola OE, Agboola SS, Shaleye AB et al. · 2026 · Journal of molecular graphics & modelling

Predicting drug-target interactions computationally is a practical strategy for prioritizing candidate compounds in early drug discovery, but the reliability of published models is often limited by small resampled datasets, warm-only…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.jmgm.2026.109461
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The Diagnostic Value of English Language Sample Measures for Identifying Developmental Language Disorder in Bilingual Children.

Ramos MN, Bedore LM, Peña ED · 2026 · American journal of speech-language pathology

Purpose This study examines the diagnostic accuracy of four measures derived from English narrative language samples for identifying developmental language disorder (DLD) in 5- and 6-year-old Spanish-English bilinguals. Method Ninety-two…

View details →DOI: 10.1044/2025_ajslp-25-00182
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Development of a Prognostic Prediction Model for Clinically Significant Prostate Cancer Based on Lesion Zone and Apparent Diffusion Coefficient Value Quantification.

Ashouri R, Reynolds PS, Rajavel S et al. · 2026 · Urology

Objective To guide biopsy decision making via a predictive model for clinically significant prostate cancer (csPCa) in men with positive imaging (PI-RADS 3-5). We aim to elucidate the influence of zone on the predictive accuracy of PI-RADS…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2026.01.028
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Aortic Valve Prosthesis Choice in Dialysis Patients: A Review of Medicare Data.

Lutfi W, Desai ND, Pan Z et al. · 2026 · The Annals of thoracic surgery

Background The choice between bioprosthetic or mechanical surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) for dialysis patients is debated. Rapid adoption of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) complicates decision-making further. This…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2026.03.007
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Long-term artificial sweetener exposure increases the risk of atherosclerosis.

Xie J, Song Z, Fang W et al. · 2026 · Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology

This study aimed to elucidate the potential molecular mechanisms by which artificial sweeteners contribute to the initiation and progression of atherosclerosis, with the goal of providing a theoretical basis for the safety evaluation of…

View details →DOI: 10.1007/s00210-026-05241-9
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Early psychotherapeutic interventions for posttraumatic stress responses in children and adolescents: A scoping review.

Robinson E, Chapman C, Orchard F et al. · 2026 · Journal of child and adolescent mental health

Background: Exposure of children and young people to potentially traumatic events is common. There is a need for increased access to early interventions following a potentially traumatic event. Objective: This review aimed to identify…

View details →DOI: 10.2989/17280583.2025.2581754
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Reassessing the Incidence and Risk Factors of Radiation Pneumonitis in Treatment-Naive EGFR-Mutant NSCLC With Concurrent Third-Generation EGFR-TKI and Thoracic Radiotherapy.

Zheng, Jia, Jing et al. · 2026 · International journal of cancer

This single-center retrospective study evaluated radiation pneumonitis (RP) in 209 treatment-naive EGFR-mutant non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients receiving first-line third-generation EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKIs)…

View details →DOI: 10.1002/ijc.70630
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Estimating differences in life satisfaction as a function of health-related behaviours: cross-sectional evidence from the Health Survey for England.

Ng Fat, West, E Jackson · 2026 · BMJ public health

Stopping tobacco smoking, reducing alcohol consumption from high-risk levels, increasing physical activity and improving diet can improve mental well-being. To gain a preliminary estimate of the potential benefits of healthy lifestyle…

View details →DOI: 10.1136/bmjph-2025-004301
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Mortality among adolescent and young adults in specialized substance use treatment: a Swedish register study.

Karlsson, Ekendahl, Lindner · 2026 · Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health

Individuals with substance use problems have higher mortality risks than the general population. This study aimed to assess all-cause and specific-cause mortality among adolescents and young adults in specialized substance use treatment in…

View details →DOI: 10.1186/s13034-026-01125-1
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Brain kappa opioid receptor availability across stress and social buffering conditions: A positron emission tomography study in coppery titi monkeys.

Manca, Paulus, Almeida et al. · 2026 · Neuroscience

Social connectedness strongly influences health and longevity, and adult pair bonds provide psychological benefits distinct from other social relationships. Oxytocin (OT), corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH), and opioids play an…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2026.06.028
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[Rotator Cuff Surgery and Artificial Intelligence: A Comparative Analysis of Quality and Readability Between ChatGPT and Gemini].

Alencar, Teles, Cunha et al. · 2026 · Revista brasileira de ortopedia

Artificial intelligence (AI) tools based on natural language, such as ChatGPT 4.1 mini (OpenAI Group PBC) and Gemini 2.5 Flash (Alphabet Inc.), are used by patients as sources of medical information. The current study aimed to evaluate and…

View details →DOI: 10.1055/s-0046-1820461
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Vaginal Microbiota and Cytokines Among Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women in Clinical Trials of the Dapivirine Vaginal Ring and Oral Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate/Emtricitabine.

Petrina, Dong, Beamer et al. · 2026 · Open forum infectious diseases

Vaginal dysbiosis is associated with HIV acquisition and preterm delivery. Our objective was to evaluate prevalent vaginal infections, and changes in microbiota and cytokines among pregnant and breastfeeding women from 4 African countries…

View details →DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofag329
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The Association of Ramadan Fasting on Relative Leukocyte Telomere Length in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.

Hardika, Kurniawan, Laksmi et al. · 2026 · Journal of the ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies

Leukocyte telomere length (LTL) is considered a biomarker of cellular senescence. Previous studies have reported the associations between shortened telomere length and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). However, the role of underlying…

View details →DOI: 10.15605/jafes.041.01.5071
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Comparison of wear behavior of 3D printed permanent resin, milled zirconia, and primary tooth enamel on antagonist primary canines: in vitro study.

Akdogan, Aydin · 2026 · BMC oral health

Data comparing the wear of 3D printed permanent resin (PR) and milled zirconia (Z) to that of primary tooth enamel are limited. This study aimed to investigate the wear behavior of two materials and their effect on antagonist primary…

View details →DOI: 10.1186/s12903-026-08916-0