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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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Emotional eating and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD): a pre-registered study in a clinical population.

Vazquez M, Wilkinson LL, Pembroke T · 2026 · Physiology & behavior

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) affects 38 % of adults globally and has been identified as a significant and increasing contributor to global health and economic burdens. Obesity is significantly associated…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2025.115186
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Cross-reactivity of anti-human antibodies in canine tissues using immunohistochemistry.

Forehand A, Criswell S · 2025 · Biotechnic & histochemistry : official publication of the Biological Stain Commission

Dogs represent the most common domesticated animal outside of the research arena for whom tissue for pathological diagnosis is requested. Currently, there is a paucity of literature describing the cross-reactivity of anti-human antibodies…

View details →DOI: 10.1080/10520295.2025.2566683
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Therapeutic Efficacy of Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs) on Alzheimer's Disease: Review of Clinical Results.

Kim AL, Lee WK, Kwon S et al. · 2026 · Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine

Background Alzheimer's disease (AD) presents significant unmet medical needs with no effective therapeutic options. Current pharmacological treatments provide only symptomatic relief and do not prevent the ongoing neurodegeneration. Cell…

View details →DOI: 10.1007/s13770-025-00782-1
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Residual Wrist Pain and Cyst Recurrence Following Removal of Dorsal Ganglion With and Without Posterior Interosseous Nerve Neurectomy.

Furlong CT, Stanton HL, Yin R et al. · 2026 · Journal of hand surgery global online

Purpose Pain from dorsal wrist ganglion cysts may result from irritation of the terminal branch of the posterior interosseous nerve. Excision of this branch is often used to treat wrist pain from various etiologies, including recurrent…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsg.2026.101051
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A Fine Balance: Anticoagulation for Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation After Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy-Related Intracranial Haemorrhage.

Turner D, Kamadasala K, McGarity B · 2025 · Heart, lung & circulation

The management of anticoagulation in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation at high risk of bleeding complications can be challenging. One such group is elderly patients with previous intracranial haemorrhage secondary to cerebral…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2025.06.1027
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Atrial shunt therapy for heart failure: an update review.

Giorgi J, Flores-Bravo Y, Dandamudi M et al. · 2025 · Heart failure reviews

Interatrial shunt devices (IASDs) and implant-free strategies have emerged as novel approaches for heart failure (HF) management by mechanically unloading the left atrium (LA) to reduce left atrial pressure (LAP), a key driver of pulmonary…

View details →DOI: 10.1007/s10741-025-10580-5
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Renal Artery Stent Procedural Trends and Disparities in a National Cohort.

Gusdorf J, Earle WB, Li S et al. · 2026 · The American journal of cardiology

Atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis (RAS) affects nearly 7% of adults over age 65 and is associated with increased cardiovascular and renal morbidity. Although early observational studies suggested benefit from renal artery stenting,…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2025.12.011
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Male partner treatment and the potential sexual transmission of bacterial vaginosis: considerations for patient counseling and clinical application in the United States.

Yazdy GM, Workowski KA, Ghanem KG et al. · 2026 · American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

Bacterial vaginosis, the most common cause of vaginal complaints among reproductive-aged women, is highly recurrent and often challenging to treat. Whether bacterial vaginosis is sexually transmissible has long been questioned by patients,…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2025.11.001
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Synovial Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Exosomal miR-3614-5p Regulates Macrophage Polarization by Targeting ANXA2 to Relieve Knee Osteoarthritis.

Xue J, Ye J, Han P et al. · 2025 · The journal of gene medicine

Background Synovial mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes (SMSC-Exos) can regulate macrophage polarization and alleviate knee osteoarthritis (KOA). However, the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. This study explored the role of…

View details →DOI: 10.1002/jgm.70064
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PACAP and migraine.

Diener HC · 2025 · Brain : a journal of neurology

A number of neuropeptides, including pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP), play an important role in the pathophysiology of migraine. Infusions of PACAP in patients with migraine can provoke migraine attacks. A…

View details →DOI: 10.1093/brain/awaf131
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Nonpigmented Adenoid Subtype of Basal Cell Carcinoma: A Case Report.

Ichimura Y, Niiyama S, Hirata A · 2026 · Case reports in dermatology

Introduction Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common skin cancer, with a rising incidence globally. We encountered a patient with the nonpigmented adenoid subtype of BCC. The nonpigmented subtype of BCC accounts for only a small…

View details →DOI: 10.1159/000551351
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Effects of current smoking on treatment outcomes in metastatic and locally advanced pancreatic carcinoma: a retrospective cohort study using the international PURPLE pancreas cancer registry.

Hayat F, Chiu S, Stuart A et al. · 2025 · Journal of gastrointestinal oncology

Background Tobacco smoking accounts for 22% of the pancreatic cancer burden in Australia. Smoking may increase therapy-related adverse effects and was associated with shorter survival in the previous analysis of all stages of pancreatic…

View details →DOI: 10.21037/jgo-2025-186
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Revisiting Janus Kinase Inhibitors in Hospitalized COVID-19: Evidence for Baricitinib's Superiority and the Absence of a Class Effect.

Gu L, Lin J, Yue J et al. · 2025 · Journal of inflammation research

Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors, developed for autoimmune diseases, have been repurposed as potential therapies for severe COVID-19. Growing evidence indicates that their clinical utility is heterogeneous and cannot be generalized as a class…

View details →DOI: 10.2147/jir.s554898
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Failure to correct the fractional curve in adult spinal deformity surgery is associated with rod fractures.

Jain H, Zakieh O, Chanbour H et al. · 2025 · Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

Introduction Coronal malalignment (CM) remains an understudied and challenging problem in adult spinal deformity (ASD) surgery, and the impact of the lumbosacral fractional curve (LSF) correction on postoperative outcomes remains poorly…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2025.109152
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Use of a Personalised Early Warning Decision Support System for Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Results of the "Predict & Prevent" Phase III Trial.

Gkini E, Mehta RL, Tearne S et al. · 2025 · COPD

Rationale The Predict&Prevent trial was designed to provide a definitive randomised clinical trial of a personalised early warning decision support system, COPDPredict™. Methods Adults with ≥1 AECOPD were randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio…

View details →DOI: 10.1080/15412555.2025.2544719
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Lack of evidence for cargo release of CD63-EVs into recipient cells

Askarian-Amiri S, Weissenhorn W, Sadoul R et al. · 2025 · Preprint

Extracellular vesicles (EVs), including exosomes, are widely believed to mediate intercellular communication by delivering molecular cargo to recipient cells. However, the efficiency and mechanisms of such cargo delivery remain unclear. In…

View details →DOI: 10.1101/2025.04.01.646561
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Machine Learning and Urinary Incontinence in Prostate Cancer: A Generalized Additive Model of Physical Activity and Recovery Patterns.

Manolitsis I, Feretzakis G, Tzelves L et al. · 2025 · Studies in health technology and informatics

The ASCAPE project aims to improve the health-related quality of life of prostate cancer patients using artificial intelligence-driven solutions. This study tries to unravel the complex relationships between patient data variables and…

View details →DOI: 10.3233/shti250634
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Long-term Results from the LEA Randomized Trial: Extended Versus Standard Lymph Node Dissection in Patients with Bladder Cancer Undergoing Radical Cystectomy.

Heck MM, Lehmann J, Amiel T et al. · 2025 · European urology

The extent of lymph node dissection (LND) at the time of radical cystectomy (RC) for bladder cancer (BC) may affect oncologic outcomes. We present updated long-term data from a prospective, multicenter, phase 3 trial involving patients…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2025.09.001
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Clinical Determinants of Urinary Podocyte Biomarkers and Their Feasibility in Paraprotein-Related Kidney Disease.

Helk O, Wagner L, Sengölge G et al. · 2026 · Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)

Background/Objectives: Kidney injury is a frequent complication of multiple myeloma (MM) and monoclonal gammopathies. Podocyte stress markers, such as urinary nephrin and podocin, have been studied in other renal diseases but their utility…

View details →DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics16060922
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[Hortitherapy and well-being in day care centres].

Zivkovic Habibi L, Zaibat M, Frenkiel J et al. · 2025 · Soins. Gerontologie

Day care centers are medical and social facilities that provide day care for people over 60 with Alzheimer's or related diseases. The main aim of the study presented here was to assess the impact of horticultural therapy sessions on the…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.sger.2024.10.008
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Anteriorization of the inferior oblique muscle versus anteriorization and resection for asymmetrical dissociated vertical deviation.

Osama G, Elhilali H, Salah M et al. · 2025 · Strabismus

Purpose To compare the efficacy of two methods: first, bilateral symmetric anteriorization of the inferior oblique muscle and second: combined resection and anteriorization of the inferior oblique (IO) muscle for asymmetric dissociated…

View details →DOI: 10.1080/09273972.2024.2402925
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Combination of short pulse and smooth modality of Er: YAG laser versus short pulse alone in treatment of striae distensae: a split-lesion study.

Sadeghinia A, Emadi SN, Jamshidi S et al. · 2025 · Lasers in medical science

Background Despite extensive research, there is still no consensus on the optimal treatment for Striae distensae (SD). Aim To evaluate the efficacy of ablative (short pulse (SP) mode) versus combined ablative and non-ablative (short pulse…

View details →DOI: 10.1007/s10103-025-04488-7
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Effects of fluids on sublingual microcirculation: a point of view review.

Dubin A · 2025 · Annals of intensive care

Background Fluids are a key component of shock resuscitation. Nevertheless, their microvascular effects are complex. In fluid responsive patients, fluids may increase tissue perfusion because of the increase in cardiac output. Since shock…

View details →DOI: 10.1186/s13613-025-01607-z
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The Effect of Water-Filtered Infrared-A (wIRA) Radiation on Morphea: An Intra-Individual Pilot Split-Study.

Wregg JF, Hofer A, Gruber-Wackernagel A et al. · 2026 · Experimental dermatology

Water-filtered infrared-A (wIRA) has been proposed to enhance tissue perfusion and modulate fibrosis, but clinical evidence in morphea (localised scleroderma) is limited. We conducted a prospective, intra-individual pilot split-study in 10…

View details →DOI: 10.1111/exd.70273
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Noise Levels and Their Association with Surgical Complexity and Communication in Otolaryngology Sub-specialty Operating Rooms: A Prospective, Single Institution Study

Cradeur A, Abshire M, Schichtel M et al. · 2025 · Preprint

Objectives: This prospective study aimed to assess noise levels in otolaryngology operating rooms (OR), explore noise variation across subspecialties, and examine the correlation between noise, verbal communication, and surgery complexity.…

View details →DOI: 10.20944/preprints202512.0871.v1