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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

Factors Affecting Quality Control (QC) Failure Rates in Somatic Breast Cancer (BRCA) Gene Testing in Castrate Resistant Prostate Cancer: Experiences From an Australian Cancer Care Centre.

O'Leary C, Yoong E, Matsika A et al. · 2025 · Asia-Pacific journal of clinical oncology

Aims Castrate-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) is a common malignancy with poor prognostic outcomes. Breast cancer (BRCA) genes 1 and 2 mutations occur in prostate cancers and confer poorer prognoses. Somatic BRCA testing can lead to…

View details →DOI: 10.1111/ajco.70011
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

The use of a urine lipoarabinomannan test in clinical decision-making regarding empiric tuberculosis treatment among HIV-positive patients suspected to have tuberculosis.

Makgoka TR, De Villiers M, Van Zyl DG · 2025 · South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde

Background Tuberculosis (TB) is a major contributor to mortality among patients affected by HIV. TB diagnosis can be challenging, especially in those who are severely ill and unable to produce sputum. Urine lipoarabinomannan (LAM) is a…

View details →DOI: 10.7196/samj.2025.v115i2.2143
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Application of Diagnostic Stewardship to Fungal Polymerase Chain Reaction: Low Yield of Follow-up Testing on Plasma and Bronchoalveolar Lavage After a Negative Result.

Wang T, Park B, Anderson G et al. · 2024 · Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America

Background Early diagnosis of invasive fungal disease is essential for optimizing management. Although the clinical utility of fungal polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing on plasma and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) has been established,…

View details →DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciae382
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Combination of bacteriophage and antibiofilm compounds from phyllosphere bacteria as a comprehensive strategy for aquaculture and food pathogen control.

May J, Waturangi DE, Tan WA et al. · 2026 · Scientific reports

Biofilm-forming bacteria, such as Bacillus cereus and Vibrio harveyi are major contributors to food contamination and problems in aquaculture. This study aimed to evaluate the antibiofilm compounds of the phyllosphere bacterial…

View details →DOI: 10.1038/s41598-026-34989-6
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Is it necessary for patients with a positive urine culture to achieve a negative result after antimicrobial treatment before undergoing percutaneous nephrolithotomy?

Zheng J, Guo Q, Yue G et al. · 2025 · World journal of urology

Objective There is ongoing debate regarding whether patients with a positive urine culture (UC) need to wait for the culture to turn negative following antimicrobial treatment before undergoing percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL). This…

View details →DOI: 10.1007/s00345-025-05484-w
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Association between sleep disturbances and gray matter volume in individuals at clinical high-risk for psychosis and healthy controls: A longitudinal MRI study (NAPLS-3).

Wezenberg BN, Koster M, van Wingen G et al. · 2025 · Schizophrenia research

Objective Sleep disturbances and brain alterations are common in psychotic disorders and individuals at clinical high risk for psychosis (CHR-P). It remains unclear whether gray matter volume changes are inherent to psychosis or partly…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2025.09.010
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Evaluating algorithmic approaches to rare disease case-finding: a retrospective validation study using electronic health records.

Boardman-Pretty F, Kumar J, Grant C et al. · 2026 · Orphanet journal of rare diseases

BACKGROUND: Accurate and early diagnosis to optimise rare disease care is a global priority. With recent developments in artificial intelligence (AI)-based solutions, a promising area to improve rare disease diagnosis is the application of…

View details →DOI: 10.1186/s13023-026-04240-6
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Outcomes in Military Blood Donors at Joint Base San Antonio With Reactive <i>Trypanosoma cruzi</i> Antibody Screening Results.

Wells MJ, Casleton BG, Gella MM et al. · 2025 · Open Forum Infectious Diseases

Background All blood donors in the United States are universally screened once for Trypanosoma cruzi antibodies to prevent transfusion-transmitted Chagas disease, but military donors are screened with every donation. Previous studies of…

View details →DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaf522
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Assessment of SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibody persistence using LFIC: a prevalence study after booster doses.

Montagud AC, Moragues R, Gabaldón-Bravo EM et al. · 2025 · BMC public health

BACKGROUND: The primary immunization against SARS-CoV-2 has yielded protection rates of up to 95%. The evolution of the original strain of SARS-CoV-2 towards emerging variants which have higher transmissibility, severity of disease and…

View details →DOI: 10.1186/s12889-025-24077-1
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

IR-UV Ion Dip Spectroscopy of Capped Phenylated Polyalanines in the Gas Phase.

Andersson Å, Ferrari P, Bakó I et al. · 2026 · The journal of physical chemistry. A

The gas-phase structures of capped phenylated polyalanine peptides, Ac-Ala-Ala-Phe-Ala-NH 2 (AAFA) and Ac-Ala-Ala-Phe-Ala-Ala-NH 2 (AAFAA), were investigated using conformer-selective IR-UV ion dip spectroscopy employing the IR light of…

View details →DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.5c05537
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Baroreflex Sensitivity Predicts the Head-Up Tilt Test Induced Asystole Among Patients With Suspected Vasovagal Syncope.

Russo V, Comune A, Parente E et al. · 2025 · The American journal of cardiology

The impairment of baroreflex sensitivity (BRS) has been hypothized in patients with vasovagal syncope (VVS). The aim of our study was to assess the baroreflex sensitivity in patients with suspected vasovagal syncope who underwent head up…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2025.07.046
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Diagnostic discrepancies: A retrospective analysis of two antinuclear antibody platforms.

Ali M, Baban Y, Kumar G · 2026 · Journal of investigative medicine : the official publication of the American Federation for Clinical Research

To retrospectively examine the outcome of the antinuclear antibody (ANA) screen by comparing the performance of BioPlex 2200 and immunofluorescence assay (IFA). We reviewed the ANA screening results performed on the BioPlex 2200 using…

View details →DOI: 10.1177/10815589251348924
Methods Dead-End

Genotoxicity Assessment of Hwanglyeonhaedok-Tang: An Herbal Formula Evaluated Using the In Vivo Alkaline Comet Assay and Pig-a Gene Mutation Assay in Rats

Back S, Gu E, Han K et al. · 2025 · Preprint

Abstract Background Hwanglyeonhaedok-tang (HHT), also known as Huang-lian-jie-du-tang or Oren-gedoku-to, is a popular herbal formula in traditional Asian medicine. Despite the clinical effectiveness of herbal formulas, concerns regarding…

View details →DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-6303752/v1
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

1-(1-naphthylmethyl)-piperazine Inhibition assay successfully rules out efflux pump overexpression in Acinetobacter baumannii.

Zosim V, Mullie C, Peltier F et al. · 2025 · Molecular biology reports

Background Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Enterobacter spp. (ESKAPE pathogens), notably in carbapenem-resistant…

View details →DOI: 10.1007/s11033-025-10826-3
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Characteristics of healthcare workers and health facilities associated with inaccurate recording of malaria rapid diagnostic test results: a multi-country study.

Atobatele S, Mpimbaza A, Ngufor C et al. · 2025 · Malaria journal

Background Malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) have improved case management and surveillance across sub-Saharan Africa by reducing presumptive treatment and enhancing diagnostic specificity. However, healthcare workers' (HCWs) concerns…

View details →DOI: 10.1186/s12936-025-05674-2
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Retrospective Evaluation of the Correlation Between Somatostatin Receptor PET/CT and Histopathology in Patients with Suspected Intracranial Meningiomas.

Ebner R, Braach J, Rübenthaler J et al. · 2025 · Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine

The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the correlation between findings from somatostatin receptor (SSTR) PET/CT and histopathology in patients with suspected intracranial meningiomas. Methods: We conducted a retrospective…

View details →DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.125.270115
Negative / Null Result Report

Characteristics of healthcare workers associated with inaccurate recording of malaria rapid diagnostic test results: a multi-country study

Atobatele S, Mpimbaza A, Ngufor C et al. · 2025 · Preprint

Abstract Background Malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) have improved case management and surveillance across sub-Saharan Africa by reducing presumptive treatment and enhancing diagnostic specificity. However, healthcare workers’ (HCWs)…

View details →DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-7194605/v1
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Evaluation of standard and modified two-tiered testing algorithms using well-characterized early Lyme disease samples.

Horn EJ, Menefee B, Schotthoefer AM et al. · 2026 · Journal of clinical microbiology

Current laboratory testing for Lyme disease (LD) relies on serology. We evaluated the performance of standard two-tiered testing (STTT) and modified two-tiered testing (MTTT) algorithms using samples obtained from well-characterized…

View details →DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01187-25
Null DatasetOpen accessMedicine

Evaluation of nitazene immunoassay test strips for rapid in-situ detection of nitazene and nitazene analogs in illicit drug samples.

Marland V, Nisbet L, Nic Daéid N · 2025 · Harm reduction journal

Background The detection of nitazene compounds in the United Kingdom has raised concerns among healthcare professionals, public health authorities, and law enforcement due to the increased risk of fatal overdose, particularly among opioid…

View details →DOI: 10.1186/s12954-025-01287-9
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Long bones after suspected "grave robbery": a comparison of different methods for the estimation of the post mortem interval.

Baumgarten J, Stephan E, Ohlwärther TEN et al. · 2026 · Forensic science, medicine, and pathology

Estimation of the postmortem interval (PMI) of found bones is an important and challenging part of forensic osteology assessments. This study examined human long bones that had been taken from cemeteries and hoarded by a "bone collector".…

View details →DOI: 10.1007/s12024-025-01140-2
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Comparative analysis of selected methods of carbapenemase determination among clinical Klebsiella pneumoniae.

Pruss A, Skierska A, Kwiatkowski P et al. · 2025 · PloS one

Klebsiella pneumoniae is a typical opportunistic pathogen that exhibits multiple virulence factors and antibiotic resistance conditioning mechanisms. Carbapenemases are enzymes that help bacteria to exhibit the strongest resistance against…

View details →DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0318852
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

WRNexo is not required to maintain normal sex ratios in Drosophila: A CURE-Based Investigation.

Bolterstein E, Mungre S, Nuss K et al. · 2025 · microPublication biology

WRNexo and Blm , Drosophila orthologs of human WRN and BLM RecQ helicases, play crucial roles in DNA replication and repair. Using a Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) in an introductory Biology course, we investigated…

View details →DOI: 10.17912/micropub.biology.001620
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Low-Dose Aspirin Continuation During Gastric Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection in Patients With Low Thrombotic Risk: A Randomized Trial.

Uedo N, Gotoda T, Takizawa K et al. · 2026 · The American journal of gastroenterology

Introduction The recommendation to discontinue low-dose aspirin (LDA) during the periprocedural period of endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for early gastric cancer (EGC) remains controversial in patients at low thrombotic risk. If…

View details →DOI: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000003928
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Seasonality and clinical characteristics of influenza-like illness and severe acute respiratory infection in children under 5 years in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh (2021-2023).

Zabir MOH, Habib MA, Monalisa et al. · 2026 · IJID regions

Objectives Acute respiratory infections (ARIs) such as influenza-like illness (ILI) and severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) are leading causes of morbidity among children aged under 5 years (under-5) in Bangladesh. In Cox's Bazar,…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.ijregi.2026.100921