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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

Comparison of Asynchronous Telepsychiatry vs Synchronous Telepsychiatry (CATELEST) in Skilled Nursing Facilities: A Randomized Controlled Noninferiority Clinical Trial.

Xiong GL, Iosif AM, Gonzalez AD et al. · 2025 · Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Objective Comparison of asynchronous telepsychiatry (ATP) with traditional synchronous telepsychiatry (STP) in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) in California, United States. Design Patient-level randomized, controlled noninferiority…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2025.105753
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Adolescent binge drinking causes sex-specific deficits in behavioral reactivity, endocrine recovery from stress and altered expression of hypothalamic KCC2 in males.

Büyükdemirtaş B, Benn M, Kwon HB et al. · 2026 · Psychopharmacology

Rationale Binge drinking during adolescence is associated with a higher risk of developing Alcohol Use Disorders and impaired stress reactivity in adulthood. The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis matures during adolescence and is under…

View details →DOI: 10.1007/s00213-025-06969-7
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Linking overstory relative density to light availability and understory plant community composition in disturbance-dependent, Pinus rigida -dominated forests of the mid-Atlantic coastal plain, USA

Isaacson BN, Serbin SP, Grabosky JC · 2025 · Forest Ecology and Management.

There is a vigorous debate around whether and how to manage forests for climate mitigation or for other goals such as biodiversity. To achieve any of these goals it is necessary to define the parameters within which they can exist;…

Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

The comparison of acute phase proteins in experimentally induced canine acute pancreatitis.

Kanyorszky ET, Sterczer Á, Vizi Z et al. · 2026 · BMC veterinary research

BACKGROUND: Acute pancreatitis triggers the production of acute-phase proteins (APPs) in the body, among which C-reactive protein (CRP) is the most extensively studied and widely used for both diagnosis and prognosis. The diagnostic value…

View details →DOI: 10.1186/s12917-026-05409-8
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Post-traumatic stress disorder and REM-sleep behavior disorder: exploring genetic associations and causal links

Ghamgosar Shahkhali M, Liu L, Ghamgosar Shahkhali MH et al. · 2025 · Preprint

Objective To explore potential genetic and/or causal associations between Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and neurodegeneration-related isolated/idiopathic rapid-eye-movement sleep behavior disorder. Methods We conducted polygenic risk…

View details →DOI: 10.1101/2025.09.05.25335205
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Subclinical peripheral nerve demyelination without overt symptoms in a family with neuronal intranuclear inclusion disease harboring biallelic repeat expansions.

Zhang H, Zhao T, Zheng H et al. · 2026 · BMC neurology

Neuronal intranuclear inclusion disease (NIID) is a rare, progressive neurodegenerative disorder caused by abnormal GGC repeat expansions in the NOTCH2NLC gene, leading to multisystem involvement. Electrophysiological abnormalities in NIID…

View details →DOI: 10.1186/s12883-026-04898-2
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Acute effect of aerobic exercise on inhibitory control and task-related heart rate variability in preadolescent children.

Berger M, Bruggisser F, Schwarz A et al. · 2025 · Physiology & behavior

Objectives To investigate whether a single session of aerobic exercise improves inhibitory control in preadolescent children and whether this effect is mediated by changes in parasympathetic activity. Design In this experimental study, an…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2025.114820
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Evaluating Working Memory as a Buffer for Visual Search

Su Z, Wyble B, Fu Y · 2024 · Preprint

This study explores the relationship between working memory and attention during visual search tasks, focusing on how time constraints affect the encoding of visual information into working memory. The research is based on the premise that…

View details →DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/d4hc5
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Insufficient Evidence for Load as the Primary Cause of Nonspecific (Chronic) Low Back Pain. A Scoping Review.

de Bruin LJE, Hoegh M, Greve C et al. · 2024 · The Journal of orthopaedic and sports physical therapy

OBJECTIVE: To assess the causal role of the relationship between loading and the onset of nonspecific low back pain (NSLBP) and persistence of NSLBP (chronic low back pain [CLBP]). DESIGN : Scoping review. LITERATURE SEARCH : We searched…

View details →DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2024.11314
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The Role of Mitochondrial DNA Copy Number in Venous Thromboembolism: Insights from a 2-Sample Mendelian Randomization Study.

Xiang C, Zheng M, Li Y et al. · 2025 · Annals of vascular surgery

Background Venous thromboembolism (VTE), including pulmonary embolism (PE) and deep vein thrombosis (DVT), is the third most common cardiovascular disease. A low amount of mitochondrial DNA copy number (mtDNA-CN) reflects mitochondrial…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2025.01.013
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Are the Previously Reported Risk Factors for Endometriosis Actually Associated With Pain and Infertility Rather Than Endometriosis Itself?

Matsuzaki S · 2026 · Reproductive medicine and biology

Background Endometriosis is often diagnosed late due to a lack of noninvasive diagnostic tools and the varied presentation of its symptoms. Identifying risk factors for endometriosis is crucial for reducing diagnosis delays, mitigating the…

View details →DOI: 10.1002/rmb2.70041
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Multiple mating predicts queen reproductive output in the polygynous Neotropical trap-jaw ant, Odontomachus chelifer (Formicidae: Ponerinae)

Florindo HS, Azevedo-Silva M, Pereira-Romeiro MP et al. · 2025 · Preprint

The factors that influence the organisms’ ability to reproduce are diverse. In ants, social structure may contribute to queens’ Reproductive Output (RO), alongside environmental conditions and genetic attributes. Polygynous species like…

View details →DOI: 10.1101/2025.05.05.652256
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C-reactive protein and prospective cardiometabolic risk: observational and Mendelian randomization study of ischemic stroke and all-cause death.

Rolver MG, Emanuelsson F, Nordestgaard BG et al. · 2025 · Cardiovascular diabetology

Background and objectives Elevated C-reactive protein (CRP) is a well-established marker of low-grade systemic inflammation often accompanying cardiometabolic diseases like type 2 diabetes. We sought to determine if plasma CRP…

View details →DOI: 10.1186/s12933-025-03028-5
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Goal framing of health promotion messages in contact lens wear.

Wagner H, Lam D, Nguyen AL · 2025 · Contact lens & anterior eye : the journal of the British Contact Lens Association

Purpose Appropriate framing of health information influences the adoption of health behaviors. This study explored whether (1) gain- or loss-framed health promotion messages, emphasizing positive or negative consequences, respectively,…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.clae.2025.102387
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Exposure to Acetaminophen (Paracetamol) during Pregnancy and Childhood Cancer: A Population-Based Cohort Study in Taiwan.

Sirirungreung A, Lee PC, Hu YH et al. · 2026 · Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology

Background The safety of using acetaminophen (paracetamol) during pregnancy has been questioned because of concerns about its potential negative impact on fetal development and the risk of adverse pediatric outcomes. We aimed to…

View details →DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-25-1034
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Estimation of the economic impacts and operational limitations imposed on unmanned aerial systems by poor sky conditions

Prince Czarnecki JM, Shockley JM, Wasson L et al. · 2024 · Precision Agriculture

Cloudy skies reduce image quality obtained from unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) due to variable lighting conditions imposed on the surface. This study provides a novel approach for identifying temporal windows of opportunity that show…

View details →DOI: 10.1007/s11119-023-10055-3
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Embryonic exposure to valproic acid and neonicotinoid deteriorates the developmental GABA switch and impairs long-term potentiation in the local circuit of intermediate medial mesopallium of chick telencephalon

Matsushima T, Toji N, Wada K et al. · 2024 · Preprint

Embryonic exposure to valproic acid (VPA) and imidacloprid (IMI, a neonicotinoid insecticide) impairs filial imprinting in hatchlings, and the deteriorating effects of VPA are mitigated by post-hatch injection of bumetanide, a blocker of…

View details →DOI: 10.1101/2024.09.15.613159
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Baseline gut microbiome features associated with fecal calprotectin response to exclusive enteral nutrition in pediatric Crohn's disease.

Zheng H, Chen W · 2026 · Frontiers in pediatrics

Background and aims Exclusive enteral nutrition is an established induction therapy for pediatric Crohn's disease, but biochemical response varies across patients. We assessed whether baseline gut microbiome features were associated with…

View details →DOI: 10.3389/fped.2026.1833193
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Is it personality or genes? - A secondary analysis on a randomized controlled trial investigating responsiveness to placebo analgesia.

van Lennep JPA, van Middendorp H, Leong OV et al. · 2025 · Scandinavian journal of pain

Objectives To understand how different individuals respond to placebo effects, it is relevant to disentangle the influence of someone's personality and genetic variations. The aim of this exploratory study was to investigate the role of…

View details →DOI: 10.1515/sjpain-2025-0029
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Association between human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) MNS16A polymorphism and risk of breast cancer.

Salehi-Reyhani SM, Saadat M · 2024 · Molecular biology reports

Background It is well known that telomerase activity is suppressed in normal human tissues and reactivated in tumors, suggesting that the human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT, MIM: 187270) gene may be involved in carcinogenesis. A…

View details →DOI: 10.1007/s11033-024-09999-0
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Bioavailability of and US Infant Exposure to Arsenic, Cadmium, Lead, Mercury, and Per- and Polyfluoroalkyls from Human Milk and Infant Formula: Results from a Series of Systematic Reviews.

O'Connor LE, Thoerig RC, Leta CN et al. · 2026 · Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.)

Infants may be exposed to contaminants from environmental and food sources, including human milk (HM) or infant formula (IF). The objective of this series of systematic reviews (PROSPERO: CRD42024530332, CRD42024530336, CRD42024530339, and…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.advnut.2026.100628