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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

Combined Effects of Fish, Light and Allochthonous Dissolved Organic Carbon on Interactions Between Green and Brown Food Webs: An Aquatic Mesocosm Experiment

Quévreux P, Zou K, Barot S et al. · 2025 · Freshwater Biology

The classical concepts of top‐down and bottom‐up cascading effects in ecosystems are challenged by the interactions between green and brown food webs. The green food web relies on photosynthesis and the brown food web relies on the…

Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Lack of effect of renal function on uptake of 99m Tc-sestamibi in renal masses.

Amindarolzarbi A, Satcowitz K, Khalil A et al. · 2025 · Nuclear medicine communications

Objective The appropriate clinical management of indeterminate small renal masses can be improved based on accurate risk stratification. This study aimed to investigate the impact of renal function on the uptake of technetium-99m ( 99m…

View details →DOI: 10.1097/mnm.0000000000001960
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Challenges and lessons learned in attempts to develop in vitro models for ultrasound neuromodulation using local field potential measurements in hippocampal tissue.

Prieto ML, Madison DV, Maduke M · 2025 · Biophysical journal

Ultrasound neuromodulation is a rapidly developing tool for noninvasive control of brain activity. An in vitro model recapitulating the effects of ultrasound on neural tissue in vivo would be extremely valuable in guiding the development…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2025.06.039
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Pumping Behaviors of Breast Pump-Dependent Mothers of Preterm Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU): Importance of the First Five Postpartum Days.

Medina Poeliniz C, Hoban R, Janes J et al. · 2025 · Breastfeeding medicine : the official journal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine

Objective: To determine if cumulative measures of pumping behaviors over the first 5 days postpartum predicted lactation outcomes by postpartum days 7 (achievement of secretory activation [SA] and pumped milk volume) and 14 (achievement of…

View details →DOI: 10.1089/bfm.2024.0396
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Targeting synaptic plasticity and acetylcholine dysregulation in the medial prefrontal cortex: Rosmarinic acid attenuates Autism-like phenotypes in Shank3B<sup>-/-</sup> mice via the CREB/BDNF pathway.

Shi J, Chen M, Zhang Y et al. · 2026 · Psychopharmacology

Rationale Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is characterized by cognitive deficits, repetitive behaviors, and social impairments. The SH3 and multiple ankyrin repeat domains protein 3B-deficient (Shank3B -/- ) mouse model displays ASD-related…

View details →DOI: 10.1007/s00213-025-06877-w
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

No light, no problem: provision of light during simulated transport does not alter broiler chick performance or welfare outcomes.

McGregor D, Shynkaruk T, Adler CAB et al. · 2026 · Poultry science

Commercial transport of newly hatched poultry species typically occurs under darkness. The impact of providing light during chick transportation has not been investigated and previous research suggests blue light may have a calming effect…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2026.107110
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Role of beta-blocker therapy on the sympathetic effects in stroke heart syndrome.

Prandin G, Naccarato M, Furlanis G et al. · 2025 · Clinical autonomic research : official journal of the Clinical Autonomic Research Society

Background Sympathetic activation, inflammation, and neuro-endocrine response after an ischemic stroke contribute to the development of the stroke heart syndrome (SHS). One marker of SHS is a troponin "rise and fall pattern" > 30%. Among…

View details →DOI: 10.1007/s10286-025-01139-3
Failed Experiment ReportOpen accessMedicine

Increasing adverse event reports coincide with declining Medicare billings for interspinous devices.

McAnena AP, McClennen T, Gala RJ · 2026 · North American Spine Society journal

Background ISDs treat spinal stenosis via a minimally invasive approach, but limited studies assess their efficacy and durability. The objective of this study was to characterize the incidence of adverse event reports (AERs) compared to…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.xnsj.2026.100875
Failed Experiment ReportOpen accessMedicine

Tasting pain-relief through tongue stimulation: results from a feasibility study looking into the use of cranial nerve non-invasive neuromodulation in healthy individuals and chronic poststroke patients.

Ahiatsi M, Milot MH, Flaive A et al. · 2026 · BMC neurology

Purpose Chronic pain is a common consequence of stroke, often impairing survivors' quality of life. By targeting cranial nerves and brainstem regions involved in pain modulation, cranial nerve non-invasive neuromodulation (CN-NINM) offers…

View details →DOI: 10.1186/s12883-025-04498-6
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Recommendations on the health outcomes of infant formula supplemented with biotics by the ESPGHAN Special Interest Group on Gut Microbiota and Modifications.

Dinleyici EC, Indrio F, Szajewska H et al. · 2026 · Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition

For many years, biotics (including probiotics, prebiotics, human identical milk oligosaccharides, synbiotics, and postbiotics) have been added to infant formula to influence the gut microbiota of formula-fed infants, aiming to bring it…

View details →DOI: 10.1002/jpn3.70195
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

GABA<sub>B</sub> receptor-mediated modulation of sensory neuron excitability: Roles of Ca<sub>V</sub>2.2, G-protein-coupled inwardly rectifying potassium (GIRK) channels, and hyperpolarisation-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated (HCN) channels in human and mouse nociception.

Brizuela M, Bony AR, Garcia-Caraballo S et al. · 2026 · Experimental physiology

Chronic visceral pain is a key symptom of irritable bowel syndrome. Modulation of voltage-gated calcium and potassium channels by G protein-coupled receptors plays a key role in dampening nociceptive transmission. Both baclofen and the…

View details →DOI: 10.1113/ep093318
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Subcutaneous zilucoplan: Evaluation of reproductive toxicology.

Lemper M, Luetjens CM, Fuchs A et al. · 2025 · Reproductive toxicology (Elmsford, N.Y.)

To further understand the safety profile of zilucoplan, reproductive toxicology studies in non-human primates (NHPs) were performed, including a male fertility study and a combined embryo-foetal development (EFD) and enhanced pre- and…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2025.108877
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

AICAR Inhibits Insulin-Stimulated Glucose Uptake in 3T3-L1 Adipocytes via an AMPK-Independent, ZMP-Dependent Mechanism.

Alshuweishi Y, Binzomah Alghamdi F, Patrick K et al. · 2025 · Cells

AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is activated by reduced cellular energy charge and mimics the action of insulin in muscle by stimulating increased trafficking of GLUT4 to the plasma membrane. In contrast, we have previously reported…

View details →DOI: 10.3390/cells14221811
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Accommodation microfluctuation in individuals with mTBI and the potential effect of chromatic filter on this parameter.

Almutairi NM, Hayes J, Hampson KM et al. · 2025 · Vision research

Individuals with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) exhibit significant accommodative abnormalities. Accommodation microfluctuation (MFs) plays an important role in the accommodation steady-state control. This study was set to investigate…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.visres.2025.108545
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Connexin-43-Mediated Gap Junction Coupling Between Adipocytes Regulates Norepinephrine-Induced Ca<sup>2+</sup> Responses in Perivascular Adipose Tissue.

Kim AR, Jamka J, Jackson WF et al. · 2026 · Cells

Anticontractile factors secreted by perivascular adipose tissue (PVAT) play an important role in regulating vascular tone. This process is driven by the neurotransmitter norepinephrine (NE), but recent data show that adrenergic innervation…

View details →DOI: 10.3390/cells15100906
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Alpha-secretase inhibition impairs Group I metabotropic glutamate receptor-mediated protein synthesis, long-term potentiation and long-term depression.

Mockett BG, Davies JWT, Mills ZB et al. · 2024 · Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences

Group I metabotropic glutamate receptors (Gp1-mGluRs) exert a host of effects on cellular functions, including enhancement of protein synthesis and the associated facilitation of long-term potentiation (LTP) and induction of long-term…

View details →DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2023.0481
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Pin1 promotes human Ca V 2.1 channel polyubiquitination by RNF138: pathophysiological implication for episodic ataxia type 2.

Fu SJ, Cheng KM, Hsiao CT et al. · 2024 · Cell communication and signaling : CCS

Loss-of-function mutations in the human gene encoding the neuron-specific Ca 2+ channel Ca V 2.1 are linked to the neurological disease episodic ataxia type 2 (EA2), as well as neurodevelopmental disorders such as developmental delay and…

View details →DOI: 10.1186/s12964-024-01960-9
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Viniferin-Rich Phytocomplex from <i>Vitis vinifera</i> L. Plant Cell Culture Mitigates Neuroinflammation in BV2 Microglia Cells.

Videtta G, Sasia C, Quadrino S et al. · 2026 · Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

Activation of microglia and resulting neuroinflammation are central processes that significantly contribute to neurodegenerative disease progression. Treatments capable of attenuating neuroinflammation are therefore an urgent medical need.…

View details →DOI: 10.3390/molecules31010196
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Pharmacokinetic Evaluation of a Cinnamon Product on CYP2A6 Substrate Drugs: Application of a Novel Tool Involving the Nicotine Metabolite Ratio.

Nguyen AP, Hadi DL, Todd DA et al. · 2026 · Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics

Cinnamon (Cinnamomum spp.) is used as a culinary spice and dietary supplement. A major constituent, cinnamaldehyde, was previously shown to inactivate cytochrome P450 (CYP) 2A6 in vitro. A mechanistic static model predicted an ~5-fold…

View details →DOI: 10.1002/cpt.70218
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Factors associated with efficacy of occipital nerve stimulation in medically intractable chronic cluster headache.

Brandt RB, Lansbergen CS, Kollenburg L et al. · 2025 · Headache

Background/objective Occipital nerve stimulation (ONS) has become an established therapy for medically intractable chronic cluster headache (MICCH), but unfortunately, one third of the patients do not respond satisfactorily. Reliable…

View details →DOI: 10.1111/head.14985
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Action observation with motor simulation of reactive stepping: A randomized study in older adults with a history of falls.

Hagedoorn L, Ruiz-Rodríguez A, Leijen I et al. · 2025 · Experimental gerontology

Background Perturbation-based training improves reactive stepping responses to prevent falling following a loss-of-balance. As there is currently no safe and feasible method for home-based practice, this randomized study investigated…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2024.112645
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Lack of Effect of Antioxidants on Biopharmaceutics Classification System (BCS) Class III Drug Permeability.

Chiang Yu Y, Lu D, Rege B et al. · 2024 · Journal of pharmaceutical sciences

The addition of antioxidants to pharmaceutical products is a potential approach to inhibit nitrosamine formation, particularly in solid oral dosage forms like tablets and capsules. The objective was to assess the effect of ten antioxidants…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.xphs.2024.03.005
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Limited efficacy of a therapeutic anti-CD40 monoclonal antibody to inhibit activated CD4 T cell autoimmunity in vitro.

Gootjes C, Zwaginga JJ, Nikolic T et al. · 2026 · PloS one

Iscalimab is a nondepleting anti-CD40 monoclonal antibody, expected to suppress immune responses by blocking the costimulation by antigen-presenting cells through CD40-CD40L ligation. This therapeutic antibody indeed inhibited…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

SYNCHRONIZE: Real-World Retrospective Safety Analysis of Patients Treated with OnabotulinumtoxinA for More than One Therapeutic Indication.

Forde G, Brucker BM, Becker Ifantides K et al. · 2024 · Toxins

OnabotulinumtoxinA (onabotA) is approved in the US for 12 therapeutic indications. Real-world data on onabotA multi-indication use are limited, often leading to delayed or reduced treatment. This study provides real-world evidence on the…

View details →DOI: 10.3390/toxins16100420
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Mode of action analysis for fluxapyroxad-induced rat liver tumour formation: evidence for activation of the constitutive androstane receptor and assessment of human relevance.

Goettel M, Werner C, Honarvar N et al. · 2024 · Toxicology

The fungicide fluxapyroxad (BAS 700 F) has been shown to significantly increase the incidence of liver tumours in male Wistar rats at dietary levels of 1500 and 3000 ppm and in female rats at a dietary level of 3000 ppm via a non-genotoxic…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2024.153828
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

The Influence of TDP1 Inhibitor Usnic Acid Derivative OL9-116 on the Effects of Topotecan in Human Cells.

Kornienko TE, Chepanova AA, Kolobenko MV et al. · 2026 · Current issues in molecular biology

Tyrosyl-DNA phosphodiesterase 1 (TDP1) is a key enzyme for the repair of stalled topoi-somerase 1 (TOP1)-DNA complexes. We have previously developed a TDP1 inhibitor, compound OL9-116, which is capable of enhancing the action of the…

View details →DOI: 10.3390/cimb48040428