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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

Comparative efficacy of pre-moistened sponges and E-swabs for active surveillance of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii carriage.

Epchtien RE, Temkin E, Masarwa S et al. · 2025 · European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology

We evaluated whether skin sampling with E-swabs is an effective alternative to pre-moistened sponges for detecting carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) carriage. Skin samples were collected by sponges with enrichment and…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Using Next Generation Chemiluminescent Probes to Improve the <i>Plasmodium falciparum</i> <i>in vitro</i> Parasite Reduction Ratio (PRR) Assay.

Hellingman A, Göttle NL, Walz A et al. · 2026 · ACS infectious diseases

Malaria remains a major global health threat, and the emergence of partial artemisinin resistance challenges current treatment regimens. Reliable antimalarial screening assays are therefore essential for identifying new drug candidates.…

View details →DOI: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.5c00924
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Inferior Sinus Venosus Defect: Inconclusive Transesophageal Echocardiography Clarified by Computed Tomography and Intracardiac Echocardiography.

Hashimoto G, Tsukagoshi Y, Saito A et al. · 2026 · JACC. Case reports

Background Inferior sinus venosus (SV) atrial septal defect (ASD) is a rare interatrial communication, found near the inferior vena cava (IVC)-right atrial (RA) junction, that may be overlooked on transesophageal echocardiography (TEE).…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2026.107644
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Molecular detection of transcriptionally active ovine papillomaviruses in commercial equine semen.

Cutarelli A, De Falco F, Brunetti R et al. · 2024 · Frontiers in veterinary science

Virological evaluation was performed on equine semen to detect the presence of papillomaviruses (PVs) using droplet digital polymerase chain reaction (ddPCR) as the aim of this study was to investigate whether the sperm from asymptomatic…

View details →DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2024.1427370
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Evaluation of loop mediated isothermal amplification, quantitative real-time PCR, conventional PCR methods for identifying Ascaris lumbricoides in human stool samples.

Thakur M, Mewara A, Lakshmi P et al. · 2025 · Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

Ascariasis, caused by Ascaris lumbricoides, is a widespread parasitic infection. Traditional diagnostic methods, such as microscopy, can miss infections with low worm burdens, leading to false negatives. This study compares four diagnostic…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2025.116808
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Complexities of Atrial Fibrosis Imaging: Exploring Relationships Between Endocardial Voltage, Extracellular Volume, and Sympathetic Innervation.

Wilk B, Lim H, Hicks J et al. · 2025 · JACC. Clinical electrophysiology

Background Atrial fibrillation is associated with abnormal synchronization of left atrial electrical activity and substantially increased risk of myocardial infarction, stroke and heart failure. Objectives This study sought to investigate,…

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Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Accuracy of artificial intelligence-based simulation for assessing lung vessels and volume using unenhanced computed tomography.

Fukuta K, Shimada Y, Nagamatu Y et al. · 2025 · European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Objectives The advantages of preoperative three-dimensional (3D) image simulations, which require enhanced computed tomography (ECT), for anatomical lung resection are well documented. However, the necessity for contrast agent presents a…

View details →DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezae449
Failed Experiment ReportOpen accessMedicine

Loss of the distal-proximal GLP-1/Notch activation gradient in the aging <i>C. elegans</i> germline.

Janse van Vuuren R, Martel PO, Narbonne P · 2025 · microPublication biology

In C. elegans hermaphrodites, the distal tip cells (DTCs) capping the gonad arms provide a Notch ligand, the niche signal that maintains germline stem cell pools. Using fixed germlines, it was recently shown that the transcription of a…

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Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Investigating disparity in labor epidural analgesia management in black vs. white women: a retrospective case-control study (2018-2022).

Clifton J, Woodward S, Hardcastle S et al. · 2025 · International journal of obstetric anesthesia

Background Disparities in labor epidural analgesia (LEA) management could reduce maternal satisfaction and increase risk. We compared times from the first administration of breakthrough pain medication (top-up) to LEA replacement to…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2024.104327
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Skeletal muscle protein turnover and mitochondrial responses to omega-3 fatty acid supplementation: an update.

Hayden JE, Deane CS · 2026 · Current opinion in clinical nutrition and metabolic care

Purpose of review To critically review recent findings related to the effects of omega-3 fatty acid supplementation on skeletal muscle, with a particular focus on skeletal muscle protein turnover and mitochondrial function. Recent findings…

View details →DOI: 10.1097/mco.0000000000001196
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Assessing the performance of chest x-ray screening in detecting early-stage lung cancer in the general population.

Chei CL, Nakamura S, Watanabe K et al. · 2025 · International journal of cancer

Chest x-ray (CXR) is widely used for lung cancer screening in Japan. We evaluated the sensitivity and specificity of CXR in detecting early lung cancer and its histological types. We cross-referenced lung cancer municipality screening data…

View details →DOI: 10.1002/ijc.35316
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Left Lower Lobectomy and Bronchial Foreign Body Removal for Treating a Rare Occult Bronchial Foreign Body in an Adult.

Shi Q, Bao J, Li J et al. · 2025 · Respirology case reports

Occult bronchial foreign bodies are extremely rare in adults. Affected patients typically lack a clear history of aspiration, exhibit no characteristic clinical signs and present with unremarkable chest imaging, often leading to…

View details →DOI: 10.1002/rcr2.70262
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Identifying a Critical Blind Spot: How Commercial AI (CAD) Systems Fail to Detect Faint Ground-Glass Opacities at -730 HU on Low-Dose CT.

Liang S, Wang J, Fu W et al. · 2026 · Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)

Objective: The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into computer-aided detection (CAD) is a major innovation in lung cancer diagnosis. However, its reliability in detecting the earliest radiographic sign-faint ground-glass…

View details →DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics16071014
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Sentinel Lymph Node Detection Using SPECT and Gamma Probe in Low-Risk Endometrial Cancer: Efficacy and Factors Associated With Detection Failure.

Asanoma K, Yahata H, Kodama K et al. · 2025 · Asian journal of endoscopic surgery

Introduction This study examined factors that affected sentinel lymph node (SLN) identification of patients with endometrial cancer having a preoperative estimation of low recurrent risk. Methods This study included 97 patients with…

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Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

[Application of optical genome mapping technology for the detection of chromosomal structural variations].

Zhang Z, He S, Li X et al. · 2024 · Zhonghua yi xue yi chuan xue za zhi = Zhonghua yixue yichuanxue zazhi = Chinese journal of medical genetics

Objective To assess the value of optical genome mapping (OGM) for the detection of chromosomal structural abnormalities including ring chromosomes, balanced translocations, and insertional translocations. Methods Clinical data of four…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Pipeline evaluation of a state-of-the-art AI algorithm for detection of focal cortical dysplasia: insights into potential failure sources.

Esmeraldo MA, Chambers S, Kravutske Y et al. · 2026 · Brain informatics

Purpose MELD Graph is a state-of-the-art artificial intelligence (AI) model for automated detection of focal cortical dysplasia (FCD), but its performance remains limited, highlighting the need to investigate which aspects of the pipeline…

View details →DOI: 10.1186/s40708-026-00299-w
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Evaluation of the AMP rapid test ROTA/ADENOVIRUS for simultaneous detection of rotavirus and adenovirus in stool samples.

Allahham M, Rennert W, Miller KM et al. · 2025 · European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology

Background Rotavirus (RV) and Adenovirus (AdV) gastroenteritis affect children worldwide. The sensitivity and specificity of the AMP Rapid Test ROTA/ADENOVIRUS [AMP-RA] for the detection of RV and AdV were compared against qPCR Allplex™…

View details →DOI: 10.1007/s10096-025-05042-7
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Twenty-one days of bed rest alter motor unit properties and neuromuscular junction transmission in young adults.

Sarto F, Kalc M, Motanova ES et al. · 2025 · Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985)

Previous studies showed that properties of higher-threshold motor units (MUs) and neuromuscular junction (NMJ) function are preserved during short-term disuse. This study aimed to test how a longer disuse period affects MU properties, NMJ…

View details →DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00178.2025
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Diagnostic Performance of Cardiac CT and Transthoracic Echocardiography in Congenital Heart Disease: A Surgical Correlation Study.

Bakhshaliyev S, Arslanoğlu E, Huseynov H et al. · 2026 · Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)

Background : This study evaluated the diagnostic efficacy of transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) and 128-slice multislice computed tomography (MSCT) angiography in congenital heart disease (CHD). Methods : Between January 2018 and August…

View details →DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics16020259
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Significance of Variants of Uncertain Significance: The Human Cost of Genetic Uncertainty.

Gonullu-Rotman D · 2024 · American journal of medical genetics. Part C, Seminars in medical genetics

This piece narrates the journey of Maria (name of the mother has been altered to protect the family's privacy), a new mother confronting her newborn's unexpected diagnosis of very long chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (VLCAD) deficiency,…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Reevaluating the senolytic activity of a GLS1 inhibitor and an anti-PD-1 antibody: toward greater reproducibility and methodological rigor.

Kawamoto S, Horiguchi H, Torigoe D et al. · 2026 · EMBO reports

The discovery of the senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP) has reshaped our understanding of cellular senescence, shifting its role from a solely tumor-suppressive mechanism to a potential driver of chronic inflammation and…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Double pyramidal lobe of the thyroid gland: report of two consecutive cases with surgical and oncologic implications.

Ağar ET, Yüksel C · 2026 · Journal of surgical case reports

The pyramidal lobe (PL) of the thyroid gland is a common embryological remnant; however, the presence of double PLs is an exceptionally rare anatomical variation. Failure to recognize this anomaly may result in incomplete thyroidectomy,…

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