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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

Pretransplant natural antibody levels identify a subset of deceased donor kidney transplant recipients that benefit from infliximab induction.

Petr V, Tichanek F, Liu SL et al. · 2025 · American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons

Targeting peritransplant inflammation via tumor necrosis factor alpha blockade failed to improve kidney transplantation outcomes in the CTOT-19 trial that tested infliximab (IFX) induction. As natural antibodies (nAbs) to cardiolipin and…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.ajt.2025.06.003
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Association of aerobic fitness and body composition with protein and major lipid class composition of high-density lipoprotein.

Lähteenmäki EI, Lehti S, Jauhiainen M et al. · 2025 · American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism

Although high-density lipoprotein (HDL) has cardiometabolic protecting properties, interventions to raise HDL cholesterol concentration have failed to improve cardiometabolic health. Hence, HDL composition and functionality might be key…

View details →DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00130.2025
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Skin-Colored Papules on the Neck of a Postmenopausal Woman: A Diagnostic Challenge.

El Jalkh J, Obeid PM, Guermazi D et al. · 2025 · Dermatopathology (Basel, Switzerland)

A 64-year-old patient presented for management of symptomatic skin-colored papules symmetrically distributed over the lateral neck over the past two years, which failed to improve on multiple topical corticosteroids, antifungal creams, and…

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Failed Experiment ReportMedicine

Association of primary and secondary hemostasis biomarkers with acute ischemic stroke outcome in patients undergoing thrombectomy, with or without thrombolytics: post hoc analysis of the Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial of Endovascular Treatment for Acute Ischemic Stroke in the Netherlands-NO IV.

Barakzie A, Jansen AJG, Cavalcante F et al. · 2025 · Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH

Background Intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) using recombinant tissue plasminogen activator prior to endovascular thrombectomy treatment (EVT) failed to improve treatment effect in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients compared with EVT alone.…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Oropharyngeal Cancer Treatment De-Escalation: From Historical Failures to Contemporary HPV-Driven Paradigms.

Sanabria A, Rodrigo JP, Araújo ALD et al. · 2025 · Cancers

Background/Objectives : Oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) management has shifted following recognition of HPV-driven disease. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) has historically failed to improve overall survival (OS) in mixed head…

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Exploring the Potential of Metaphase I Oocytes Unresponsive to Rescue IVM: Fertilization, Embryo Development, and Pregnancy Outcomes

Altun A, Balcı BK, Celik C et al. · 2025 · Preprint

Abstract Backround: The aim of thisprospectivecohortstudywastoevaluatethedevelopmentalpotential of metaphase I (MI) oocytes that failed to reach maturation following rescue in vitro maturation (IVM). Method: ICSI was performed to these…

View details →DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-8343259/v1
Failed Experiment ReportMedicine

Long-term effects of thinning on soil organic carbon fractions and carbon pool management indices in secondary forests of heavily burned areas.

Li H, Man X, Cai T · 2024 · Journal of environmental management

Despite decades of recovery, soil carbon in heavily burned areas has failed to reach pre-fire levels. It is unclear whether stand management practices can promote soil organic carbon accumulation at such sites. This study evaluated the…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.123273
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

A call to action to advance global research priorities related to Undetectable = Untransmittable.

Calabrese SK, Bor J, Dukashe M et al. · 2025 · Journal of the International AIDS Society

Introduction The Undetectable = Untransmittable (U = U) message has failed to reach many people living with HIV (PLHIV) and their communities despite evidence of its favourable impacts. Discussion We describe and contextualize six global…

View details →DOI: 10.1002/jia2.70069
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Apolipoprotein L1 Genetic Testing and Counseling Does Not Reduce Living Kidney Donors' Willingness to Donate : A Hybrid Type 2 Nonrandomized Controlled Trial.

Gordon EJ, Gacki-Smith J, Smith JD et al. · 2026 · Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN

Key points Apolipoprotein L1 genetic testing did not reduce potential living donors' willingness to donate, supporting integration of testing into practice. The Apolipoprotein L1 Testing and Counseling Program did not reduce potential…

View details →DOI: 10.2215/cjn.0000001064
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Serial assessment of NT-proBNP and high-sensitivity cardiac troponin with glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist therapy in type 2 diabetes: Insights from EXSCEL.

Kittipibul V, Nguyen M, Welsh P et al. · 2026 · American heart journal

Background In the EXSCEL trial, exenatide did not reduce major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), but heterogeneity of benefit and the role of cardiac biomarkers remain uncertain. We evaluated the prognostic value of baseline and 1-year…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2026.107475
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Plasma exchange for severe alveolar hemorrhage in antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis: emulation of a target trial.

Sanna AC, Gendreau S, Desnos C et al. · 2026 · American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

Rationale Patients with severe antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV)-related diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH) face high mortality. In the PEXIVAS trial, plasma exchange (PLEX) did not reduce death or…

View details →DOI: 10.1093/ajrccm/aamaf122
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Association between NT-proBNP and ivabradine in patients after noncardiac surgery: a per-protocol analysis of the PREVENT-MINS study.

Gorka J, Putowski Z, Wludarczyk A et al. · 2025 · Anaesthesiology intensive therapy

Background The PREVENT-MINS trial investigated whether perioperative heart rate reduction with ivabradine could prevent myocardial injury after noncardiac surgery (MINS). Although ivabradine modestly reduced heart rate, it did not reduce…

View details →DOI: 10.5114/ait/216162
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Effect of intra-aortic balloon pump on in-hospital mortality in acute myocardial infarction complicating cardiogenic shock at different stages.

Liu Y, Ren Y, Yang Y et al. · 2025 · Acta cardiologica

Background In 2012, the randomised trial IABP SHOCK II demonstrated that IABP did not reduce 30-day mortality in patients with acute myocardial infarction complicating cardiogenic shock (CS). However, SCAI proposed a new standardised…

View details →DOI: 10.1080/00015385.2025.2569023
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Pearls & Oy-Sters: Plantar Agraphesthesia in Corticobasal Syndrome.

Perkins JA, Price RS, Vizcarra JA · 2026 · Neurology

We describe a 70-year-old man with no significant medical history who developed progressive left leg numbness, gait dysfunction, and recurrent falls. Within a year, he reported difficulty with both initiating steps and perceiving his left…

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Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

[A Case of Robot-Assisted Thoracoscopic Extended Thymectomy for Thymoma Associated with Generalized Myasthenia Gravis].

Yamaguchi T, Akai S, Uozumi N et al. · 2026 · Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy

A 53-year-old male patient presented with dyspnea and was admitted with the diagnosis of bacterial pneumonia.His respiratory condition did not improve despite the resolution of fever with antibiotic therapy, and he was eventually diagnosed…

Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Reperfusion grade and clinical outcome following medium vessel occlusion thrombectomy in the Endovascular Treatment to Improve Outcomes for Medium Vessel Occlusions (ESCAPE-MeVO) trial.

Diprose W, Fahed R, Volders D et al. · 2026 · Journal of neurointerventional surgery

Background Randomized trials showed that endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) did not improve outcomes in medium vessel occlusion (MeVO) stroke compared with usual care. We investigated whether patients randomized to EVT who achieved…

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A network analysis of disgust proneness in a clinical, adolescent sample: Implications for the treatment of OCD.

Olatunji BO, Cusack CE, Levinson CA · 2026 · Journal of anxiety disorders

Although disgust proneness has been implicated in the development of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), studies to date have failed to identify the core symptom of disgust proneness that may be most strongly associated with OCD and its…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2026.103204
Failed Experiment ReportMedicine

Candida auris screening positivity after discontinuation of cohort units and enhanced nursing engagement: An interrupted time series.

Turner D, DeMaet MA, Bundage D et al. · 2026 · American journal of infection control

During an 87-week interrupted time series, we evaluated screening positivity after de-escalating dedicated cohort units for Candida auris and later implementing enhanced nursing engagement. Discontinuing cohort units did not increase…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2026.06.001
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Balancing risks in febrile hip fracture patients: is surgical delay more dangerous than infection?

Balziano S, Margalit I, Kollender R et al. · 2026 · Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA

Fever often delays urgent hip fracture surgery due to infection concerns. This study found that operating early, despite fever, did not increase complications or death compared to waiting. Thus, early surgery appears to be a feasible…

View details →DOI: 10.1007/s00198-026-07904-y
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Romosozumab does not improve volumetric bone mineral density at distal radius but is associated with early changes in bone strength: a prospective study.

Diz-Lopes M, Rovetta CF, Pollastri F et al. · 2026 · Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA

We evaluated how romosozumab affects bone structure, density, and strength at the wrist over 12 months. Volumetric bone mineral density did not increase, but high-resolution quantitative computed tomography imaging showed modest…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Clonal hematopoiesis in lung adenocarcinoma pathogenesis.

Parisi T, Santibanez Ocampo B, Adelman J et al. · 2026 · JCI insight

Age-related blood cell mutations (clonal hematopoiesis) reshape immune cells and lung tumor immune structures, but did not increase lung cancer growth in a genetically engineered mouse model. .

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Effect of Pilocarpine on the Iridocorneal Angle Following Phaco-Kahook Dual Blade Goniotomy in Japanese Glaucoma Patients.

Yata N, Hollό G, Ishida T et al. · 2026 · Journal of glaucoma

Précis Combined phacoemulsification and Kahook Dual Blade goniotomy significantly increased the iridocorneal angle dimensions in POAG/NTG, but postoperative pilocarpine instillation did not further increase the dimensions, suggesting that…

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Effects of Dietary Deoxynivalenol on Growth Performance, Immunity, Reproductive Hormones, and Microbiome-Metabolome Responses in Immature Gilts.

Li Z, Hu X, Feng H et al. · 2026 · Animals : an open access journal from MDPI

We evaluated the effects of different levels of DON (LD 441 and HD 1223 μg DON/kg in diet) on the growth performance, immunity, reproductive hormones, and intestinal health of immature gilts. No significant differences were observed in…

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Sympathetic transduction to blood pressure following three days in hypobaric hypoxia: Influence of nocturnal periodic breathing.

Fisher JP, Roche J, Duffy AG et al. · 2026 · Autonomic neuroscience : basic & clinical

We investigated whether three days of hypoxic exposure in a hypobaric chamber, and the associated nocturnal periodic breathing (nPB), reduce sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA) transduction to blood pressure (BP). While hypoxia did not…

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