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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Ahmed A, Ahmed A, Zahra Z et al. · 2025 · Physiology & behavior
Introduction Despite emerging evidence on oxytocin's role in eating disorders,there is a need for a comprehensive review to integrate findings across neurobiological, genetic, hormonal, and therapeutic dimensions. This scoping review…
Ingram I, Hughes MA · 2024 · Journal of laparoendoscopic & advanced surgical techniques. Part A
Background: Surgeons are exposed to unavoidable distractions while operating. Distractions can cause stress, and stress can impair cognition and motor skills to the detriment of surgeon performance. This study assessed the impact of…
Zhang Y, Wen Z, Xia C et al. · 2024 · Heliyon
Dyslipidemia has been implicated in autoimmunity; however, its association with myasthenia gravis (MG) prognosis is unclear. We aimed to investigate the correlation between baseline lipid profiles and risk of MG worsening. This 7-year…
Williams KJ · 2025 · Current opinion in lipidology
Purpose of review For many years, inflammation has been a major concept in basic research on atherosclerosis and in the development of potential diagnostic tools and treatments. The purpose of this review is to assess the performance of…
Demir S, KÖYLÜ MT · 2023 · Preprint
INTRODUCTION To examine the ability of changes in optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) values to predict progression in the visual field (GA) and retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) in patients with glaucoma progression. METHODS…
Basu S, Gupta S, De R et al. · 2024 · Preprint
ABSTRACT Background and Objectives Microcytic hypochromic anemia is the most common feature of alpha-thalassemia and depends on the number of alpha genes deleted. Therefore, in this study, we aim to determine the most common deletion…
Kaşkal M, Bucci T, Alobaida M et al. · 2025 · European journal of clinical pharmacology
BACKGROUND: Chronic pericarditis is associated with significant cardiovascular morbidity, including atrial fibrillation (AF), heart failure (HF), and stroke. Colchicine is widely used in pericarditis management for its anti-inflammatory…
Koivunen P · 2026 · Current opinion in otolaryngology & head and neck surgery
Purpose of review Systematic follow-up protocols, often including regular imaging, are an essential component of posttreatment care for head and neck cancer, aimed at the early detection of disease relapse and mitigating treatment-related…
Luo L, Zhang Z, Zeng H et al. · 2025 · Journal of gastrointestinal oncology
Background The prognosis of patients with gastric cancer with peritoneal metastasis (GCPM) is exceedingly poor. This study evaluated the efficacy and safety of hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) with paclitaxel combined with…
Tilanus AM, Shields RK, Lodise TP et al. · 2025 · Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
Based on the fact that beta-lactam antibiotics demonstrate time-dependent killing, different dosing strategies have been implemented to increase the time that free (unbound) antibiotic concentrations remain above the minimal inhibitory…
Sewell KM, Oriakhi K, Ngo Tenlep SY et al. · 2026 · Ecotoxicology and environmental safety
Organophosphate flame retardants (OPFRs) are used in many consumer products, and their presence in our environment raises concerns about potential health dangers. In humans, exposure to OPFRs, such as tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate…
Kotha S, Baisya R, Yerram KV et al. · 2025 · Mediterranean journal of rheumatology
Background Lupus enteritis (LE) is the most common serious gastrointestinal manifestation of SLE. Indian literature on LE is limited, while most of the data comes from China and Western series with recent efforts on developing prediction…
Gow J, Roofeh D · 2025 · BMC rheumatology
Background Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a large vessel vasculitis characterized by granulomatous inflammation classically affecting the carotid artery branches. GCA most often presents with one or more classic clinical features which…
Patel SA, Roy JM, Musmar B et al. · 2024 · Neurosurgical focus
Objective Preclinical studies suggest that robotic carotid artery stenting (CAS) could be superior to manual CAS. However, very limited comparative data exist for patients who have undergone robotic versus manual CAS. In addition, no data…
Goudman L, Pilitsis JG, Billet B et al. · 2024 · Anaesthesia
The numerical rating scale and visual analogue scale are used to quantify pain intensity. However, it has not yet been explored whether these scores are interchangeable in adults with chronic pain. Data from the prospective multicentre…
Croes M, Kreuwels B, Verheyen S · 2024 · Preprint
Research shows that when people take pictures of items around them, they have impaired memory for these items. Two theoretical accounts have emerged for this so-called photo-taking impairment effect: the offloading hypothesis and the…
Millan B, Hoogenes J, Uy M et al. · 2025 · Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada
Introduction We aimed to assess early and late continence rates post-robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP), comparing posterior reconstruction (PR) urethrovesical anastomosis (UVA) to conventional urethrovesical anastomosis (C-UVA).…
Caldani S, Khoury E, Delorme R et al. · 2025 · Brain sciences
Background/Objectives: Children with dyslexia report poor motor control; several studies have shown poor eye movements control during reading and important body instability in these children. The present study aimed to test in children…
Egger M, Bergmann J, Krewer C et al. · 2024 · Journal of neurologic physical therapy : JNPT
Background and purpose Functional recovery after stroke is often limited, despite various treatment methods such as robot-assisted therapy. Repetitive sensory stimulation (RSS) might be a promising add-on therapy that is thought to…
Sharma S, Narwariya KS, Shakya R et al. · 2025 · Bioinformation
Acute intestinal obstruction presents a clinical challenge, and the optimal management approach remains uncertain. Therefore, it is of interest to compare outcomes of conservative versus surgical management in 100 patients with acute…
Sinka GC, Pavlik A, Mayer Á et al. · 2026 · Sports (Basel, Switzerland)
Background Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries in youth athletes are multifactorial, and the relative contributions of neuromuscular and neurocognitive variables remain inadequately comprehended. Methods In this prospective cohort…
Abushouk A, Layoun H, Harb SC et al. · 2024 · Journal of cardiac failure
Novel transcatheter therapies for tricuspid regurgitation (TR) appear promising, yet their applicability to an all-comer TR population remains unclear. We aimed to assess the feasibility of emerging transcatheter tricuspid therapies in a…
Talapatra A, Mathew S, Kanakalakshmi ST et al. · 2024 · Preprint
Background Post-operative sore throat (POST) is one of the most common complaints post-endotracheal intubation and can be decreased through various interventions. This study aimed to determine the effect of fluticasone-impregnated versus…
Cardani S, Janes TA, Asif R et al. · 2026 · Acta physiologica (Oxford, England)
Aim Rhythmic breathing movements driven by the brainstem rely on chemosensory inputs to homeostatically adjust motor output to the prevailing metabolic demand. The central CO 2 chemoreflex is a critical component of this neural circuitry,…
Chaccour C, Nicolas P, Martinho S et al. · 2025 · EClinicalMedicine
Background Endectocides are a novel vector control tool that reduce the survival and fertility of blood sucking arthropods that feed upon treated humans or animals. Ivermectin mass drug administration is under evaluation as a complementary…
Antunes FTT, Gadotti VM, Zamponi GW · 2025 · Molecular brain
Alpha-bisabolol and camphene have demonstrated analgesic effects in inflammatory pain models by blocking Cav3.2 calcium channels. As the pain pathway overlaps with mechanisms for itch, and because Cav3.2 channels have been associated with…
Yang W, Ding X, Yu Y et al. · 2024 · Clinical radiology
Aims To investigate the long-term prognostic value of coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA)-derived high-risk attributes and radiomic features of pericoronary adipose tissue (PCAT) in diabetic patients for predicting major…
SUN X, GODJE ISG, HU H et al. · 2024 · Preprint
Despite breakthroughs in care and treatment, the consequences of a subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) are still associated with morbidity and mortality. Early brain injury is still a major source of clinical deterioration in people with SAH.…
Sagadiev S, Hudson R Jr, Wang Y et al. · 2026 · Genetics
Integrin adhesion complexes (IACs) are a network of proteins that anchor cells to the extracellular matrix. In Caenorhabditis elegans muscle IACs exist at the bases of dense bodies and M-lines, and at the boundaries of adjacent muscle…
Maeda Y, Akino S, Kondo N · 2026 · Microbes and environments
Fusarium crown and root rot (FCRR), caused by the fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. asparagi, is one of the most destructive diseases affecting asparagus worldwide. Despite evidence of the suppression of FCRR by several nonpathogenic F.…