e-ISSN: Pending
Failure-mode index

Search what already failed

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.

20240 results in Negative / Null Result Report · page 342 of 675

Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Sitagliptin does not interfere with VEGF-A signaling in retinal endothelial cells in vitro.

Amthor L, Jaeckle A, Kampmeier J et al. · 2025 · Experimental and clinical endocrinology & diabetes : official journal, German Society of Endocrinology [and] German Diabetes Association

Sitagliptin, an inhibitor of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 widely used in type 2 diabetes therapy, impairs the barrier formed by retinal endothelial cells (REC) during prolonged exposure. Because diabetic macular edema is treated with inhibitors…

View details →DOI: 10.1055/a-2708-3562
Negative / Null Result Report

Differentiation of naïve into memory-phenotype CD8 + T cells does not promote the breakdown of peripheral tolerance in irradiated mice

Villard M, Espinosa-Carrasco G, Hernandez J · 2025 · Preprint

ABSTRACT Lymphodepletion, which is currently used as adjuvant for adoptive cytotoxic T cell immunotherapy in cancer, promotes the breakdown of peripheral CD8 + T cell tolerance. Under lymphopenic conditions, naive T cells proliferate due…

View details →DOI: 10.1101/2025.09.08.672311
Negative / Null Result Report

Long-term Dietary Fat Intervention Affects Retinal Health in APOE Mice

Abhyankar SD, Luo Q, Hartman GD et al. · 2025 · Preprint

The APOE genotype influences metabolic and neurodegenerative outcomes, with APOE4 carriers at higher risk for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and metabolic dysfunction. This study examines how long-term dietary interventions affect systemic…

View details →DOI: 10.1101/2025.07.30.667671
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Insights into Alternaria in apple fruit causing mouldy core, external infection and mycotoxin production under retail and storage conditions

Pavicich MA, Maldonado ML, Nguyen TN et al. · 2025 · International Journal of Food Microbiology

Apple fruit is widely consumed worldwide, but fungal contamination in the postharvest stage presents a significant food safety concern. This study evaluates the production and accumulation of Alternaria mycotoxins, including alternariol…

Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide reduces postprandial glucose excursions but does not protect from hypoglycaemia in persons with type 1 diabetes-A randomised placebo-controlled study.

Hoe B, Heimbürger SMN, Gasbjerg LS et al. · 2026 · Diabetes, obesity & metabolism

Aims In type 1 diabetes, glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) increases glucagon secretion during low plasma glucose and improves time in the glycaemic range during daytime. To explore the glucose-stabilising potential of GIP…

View details →DOI: 10.1111/dom.70373
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Infection of point-of-lay hens to assess the sequential events during H7N7 high-pathogenicity avian influenza emergence at a layer premises.

Seekings AH, Billington E, Mahmood S et al. · 2026 · Virology

H7N7 low-pathogenicity avian influenza virus (H7N7-LPAIV) incursions preceded emergence of H7N7 high-pathogenicity (HP)AIV at several European layer hen outbreaks. Evidence from a UK layer H7N7-HPAIV (2008) outbreak informed in vivo…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2025.110733
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Maternal Plinia trunciflora extract attenuates anxiety but not memory deficits after neonatal hypoxia-ischemia in rats.

Carvalho AVS, Hoeper ES, Dúran-Carabali LE et al. · 2026 · The Journal of nutritional biochemistry

Neonatal hypoxia-ischemia (HI) is one of the main causes of perinatal death and is commonly associated with neurological damage which are usually observed on motor and cognitive domains. Plinia trunciflora or "jabuticaba" is a native…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2025.110162
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

High-dose vitamin D supplementation and prostate cancer progression: a phase II randomised trial in localised prostate cancer cases with intermediate risk of progression (ProsD).

Nair-Shalliker V, Smith DP, Gebski V et al. · 2026 · British journal of cancer

Background The ProsD trial aimed to determine if oral vitamin D supplementation could prevent prostate cancer (PC) progression in men on active surveillance (AS). Methods ProsD is a phase-II double-blinded randomized trial of newly…

View details →DOI: 10.1038/s41416-025-03278-w
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

N-Acetylcysteine Prevents Arsenic-Induced Apoptosis but Not Supernumerary Motor Neuron Development in Zebrafish Embryos: Assessment of Protein Carbonylation and the p53 Pathway.

Gu Q, Silva CS, Twaddle NC et al. · 2026 · International journal of molecular sciences

Arsenic induces apoptosis in both cancerous and non-cancerous cells. The mechanism of arsenic-induced apoptosis is complex. We previously demonstrated that the antioxidant acetyl L-carnitine prevented sodium arsenite-induced apoptosis in…

View details →DOI: 10.3390/ijms27073263
Negative / Null Result Report

Nonoperative treatment of Maisonneuve fractures

Frühaf J, Bartoníček J, Fojtík P et al. · 2026 · Preprint

Abstract Purpose The aim of this study is to describe the basic pathoanatomical characteristics of a stable Maisonneuve fracture and mid-term results of its nonoperative treatment. Methods The study included 17 prospectively collected…

View details →DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-9048287/v1
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

In vitro mechanical stretch inhibits differentiation of mouse myoblast C2C12 cells without sustained eIF2α phosphorylation.

Mori K, Asahi T, Kataoka K et al. · 2025 · Biochemical and biophysical research communications

Mechanical stretch critically influences skeletal muscle physiology, yet its role in myoblast differentiation and the associated molecular mechanisms have not been fully clarified. This study investigated the effects of uniaxial cyclic…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2025.152350
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

The mitochondrial-targeted antioxidant SkQ1 prevents skeletal muscle mitochondrial-apoptotic but not necroptotic signalling during ovarian cancer.

Khajehzadehshoushtar S, Delfinis LJ, Rahman FA et al. · 2025 · The Journal of physiology

The degree to which mitochondrial-linked programmed cell death pathways contribute to skeletal muscle atrophy during cancer remains unknown. Here we combined a novel and robust mouse model of metastatic ovarian cancer with chronic…

View details →DOI: 10.1113/jp287912
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Effects of milvexian alone or with heparin on catheter-induced clotting and thrombin generation.

Yin R, Fredenburgh JC, Weitz JI · 2025 · Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH

Background Milvexian, an oral factor (F)XIa inhibitor, is undergoing phase 3 evaluation for acute coronary syndrome. Such patients often require percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). The PCI catheters trigger clotting by inducing…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.jtha.2025.06.028
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Improvement of cardiac function by Ivabradine in a doxorubicin-induced cardiomyopathy murine model is associated with a normal renal angiotensin II type I receptor expression but not with a reduction in fibrosis.

Drumeva GO, Plane AF, Petrenyov DR et al. · 2026 · Cardio-oncology (London, England)

BACKGROUND: Ivabradine (IVAB) is an effective drug in patients with heart failure (HF). However, data in the context of chemotherapy-induced cardiomyopathy are limited. This study investigated the cardioprotective potential of IVAB in a…

View details →DOI: 10.1186/s40959-026-00469-z
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Nephroprotective Effects of Wedelolactone against Snake Venom-Induced Acute Kidney Injury: Insights into Experimental Envenomation.

Romanelli MA, Nogueira-Souza PD, Gomes DS et al. · 2026 · ACS omega

Snakebite-induced acute kidney injury (sAKI) is a severe clinical complication associated with Bothrops envenomation that can lead to kidney failure. Alternative therapies are needed due to the limitations of antivenom, including variable…

View details →DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.5c09974
Negative / Null Result Report

Occupational Transmission of Measles Despite COVID-19 Precautions

De Carli G, Giombini E, Colosi A et al. · 2025 · Preprint

To determine whether patient-to-doctor transmission of measles occurred in an emergency department (ED) despite isolation precautions and full personal protective equipment (PPE) during the COVID-19 pandemic, an epidemiological and…

View details →DOI: 10.20944/preprints202504.1296.v1
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Mechanisms of chemotherapy-induced oocyte death through activation of TAp63α.

Gutfreund N, Tuppi M, Schäfer B et al. · 2025 · Reproduction (Cambridge, England)

In brief Induction of DNA double-strand breaks results in oocyte death caused by the activation of TAp63α. This study investigates which chemotherapeutic drugs activate p63 and which cause oocyte death without p63 activation. Abstract…

View details →DOI: 10.1530/rep-24-0225
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy in a highly sensitized patient with focal and segmental glomerulosclerosis.

Guzzo I, Becilli M, Cappoli A et al. · 2025 · Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany)

Background High panel reactive antibody (PRA) titers are a significant challenge for patients undergoing kidney transplantation. Currently, no desensitization protocol has proven effective in preventing mid- and long-term graft loss. In…

View details →DOI: 10.1007/s00467-025-06884-1
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Evaluation of the efficacy of polymeric antigen BLSOmp31 formulated in a new cage-like particle adjuvant (ISPA YOLK) administered by parenteral or mucosal routes against Brucella ovis in rams.

Moran MC, Tammone Santos A, Dominguez P et al. · 2025 · Veterinary immunology and immunopathology

Brucella ovis (B. ovis) is the etiological agent of ram-contagious epididymitis, the leading cause of reproductive disorders in flocks worldwide. Although the attenuated B. melitensis Rev.1 strain gives heterologous protection against this…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2025.110997
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Down-regulation of MIR-378A-3P expression associated with inflammation: The effects of restoring its levels.

Seco-Cervera M, Gisbert-Ferrándiz L, Macias-Ceja DC et al. · 2025 · PloS one

Epigenetics has emerged as a modulator of inflammation-related diseases and changes in miRNA expression have been associated with regional location, inflamed mucosa and disease activity in Crohn´s disease (CD). We analyse here the…

View details →DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0329685
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Fungal vaccines: so needed, so feasible, and yet so far off.

Casadevall A · 2025 · The Journal of clinical investigation

Invasive fungal infections carry high morbidity and mortality, but there are no fungal vaccines. In this issue of the JCI, Okaa et al. report that endonuclease 2 (Eng2), an antigen shared by the Blastomyces, Histoplasma, and Coccidioides…

View details →DOI: 10.1172/jci199451
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Metastatic malignant phyllodes tumor of the breast with rapid progression and subsequent response to immunotherapy: a case report.

Cao L, Hu J, Mao X et al. · 2026 · Frontiers in oncology

Background Malignant phyllodes tumors (MPTs) of the breast are rare fibroepithelial neoplasms characterized by aggressive clinical behavior and limited evidence guiding systemic therapy in the metastatic setting. Immune checkpoint…

View details →DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2026.1778276
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) partially prevents elastase-induced mechanical and microstructural changes in the mouse ascending aorta in vitro.

Castro LA, Chen DE, O'Scannlain A et al. · 2026 · Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials

Elastic fibers are critical for proper mechanical function of large arteries such as the aorta. Fragmentation, degradation, or reduced amounts of elastic fibers are associated with aortic diseases such as stiffening-induced hypertension…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2026.107340
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 virus resistance to baloxavir, oseltamivir and sialic acid mimetics in single and dual therapies: Insights from human airway epithelia and murine models.

Fage C, Loison S, Zwygart AC et al. · 2025 · Antiviral research

Influenza viruses pose a significant threat due to annual epidemics and pandemic potential. Resistance to current antivirals underscores the need for new drugs and strategies to prevent its emergence. We previously developed two novel…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2025.106174
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Impact of Real-Time Multiplex PCR Testing for Respiratory Viruses on Antibiotic Use.

Tekin-Taş Z, Özger HS, Sultanova F et al. · 2025 · Infectious diseases & clinical microbiology

Objective Real-time multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test increases the detection of viral respiratory tract infections. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of real-time multiplex PCR on antibiotic use in viral respiratory…

View details →DOI: 10.36519/idcm.2025.729
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Selective PI3Kγ inhibition attenuates chemotherapy-induced intestinal mucositis without compromising the anticancer properties of irinotecan.

Cajado AG, Lopes MH, Rangel GFP et al. · 2025 · European journal of pharmacology

Irinotecan-based anticancer therapy induces intestinal mucositis, increasing the risk of sepsis and patient death. The phosphoinositide 3-kinases (PI3K) are involved in cancer and inflammatory diseases, but their role in intestinal…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2025.178165