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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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Effect of Ultrasound-Guided Lateral Infraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block With Lidocaine or Ropivacaine for Closed Reduction of Distal Radius Fractures: A Randomized Controlled Noninferiority Trial.

Steensbæk MT, Yousef S, Bahuet AR et al. · 2026 · Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Background Closed reduction of distal radius fractures is painful, and current analgesic strategies may be inadequate. Ultrasound-guided lateral infraclavicular brachial plexus block may offer complete analgesia and muscle relaxation,…

View details →DOI: 10.1111/aas.70246
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The Association of Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency and Arterial Aneurysms: An Update and Review.

Santiago MDS, Wu GY · 2026 · Journal of clinical and translational hepatology

Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) is an autosomal codominant genetic disorder caused by mutations in the SERPINA1 gene. It results in reduced circulating levels of alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT), a serine proteinase inhibitor (PI) primarily…

View details →DOI: 10.14218/jcth.2026.00043
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Effects of chronic stress and angiotensin II type 1 receptor blockade on rats' performance in the five-choice serial reaction time task (5-CSRTT).

Wincewicz D · 2025 · Brain research

Pinpointing the bidirectional relationship between psychiatric and cardiovascular disorders holds the potential to tailor therapy and apply concepts of personalized treatment. Recent findings from both basic and clinical studies indicate…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2025.149741
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Resilience not yet apparent in soil fungal communities of the boreal forest from one to five years after wildfire across a severity gradient

Whitman T, Woolet J, Sikora MC et al. · 2025 · Preprint

Wildfires are natural disturbances characteristic of boreal forests. However, fire regimes around the world are changing, with effects on fire frequency and fire severity. Here, we present data from one and five years post-fire across 40…

View details →DOI: 10.1101/2025.03.29.646032
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Feasibility of an Isolated Kidney Perfusion Model for Postmortem Interval Estimation in a Rabbit Model: A Pilot Study.

Temürkol R, Güler H, Kaya A et al. · 2026 · Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)

Background: The estimation of the postmortem interval (PMI) remains a complex challenge in forensic medicine. While macroscopic, biochemical, and molecular methods are well-documented, postmortem functional approaches at the organ level…

View details →DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics16091266
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Clinical outcome of HIV/AIDS patients with Mycobacterium spp. disease associated with Cytomegalovirus viremia: a retrospective study.

Flores-Andrade XA, Peralta-Prado AB, Porras-Rosales E et al. · 2025 · Preprint

Abstract Background: The mycobacterial and cytomegalovirus co-infection represents a critical intersection of infectious challenges, especially in the context of people living with human immunodeficiency virus infection. This relation…

View details →DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-6405843/v1
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Concomitant Bladder Neck Incision in Patients with Posterior Urethral Valve and Blad-der Neck Hypertrophy: Short-term Outcomes of a Randomized Controlled Trial.

ELghareeb A, Dawaba M, Eldeeb M et al. · 2026 · International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of Urology

Introduction Concomitant bladder neck incision (BNI) with posterior urethral valve ablation (VA) was proposed to mitigate the long-term sequela of posterior urethral valve (PUV) and reduce the reoperation rates. This study aimed to…

View details →DOI: 10.1590/s1677-5538.ibju.2025.0539
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Prostate cancer detection by MRI-ultrasonography fusion transperineal vs transrectal biopsy: a randomised control trial.

Schieda N, Morash C, Lavallee LT et al. · 2025 · BJU international

Objective To compare clinically significant prostate cancer (CS-PCa) detection by transperineal (TP) compared to transrectal (TR) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-ultrasonography (US) fusion prostate biopsy. Patients and methods Males with…

View details →DOI: 10.1111/bju.16831
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Can Elective Neck Dissection for Oral Cancer Be Planned on the Basis of Depth of Invasion? Retrospective Analysis.

Majumdar KS, Abhinav T, Panuganti A et al. · 2025 · JCO global oncology

Purpose The literature suggests that elective neck dissection (END) may be avoided in primaries with a depth of invasion (DOI) Materials and methods In this retrospective institutional chart review, pathologic N classification (pN) was…

View details →DOI: 10.1200/go-24-00451
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Dose-Escalated Stereotactic Versus Conventional Radiotherapy for Painful Bone Metastases (ROBOMET): A Multicenter, Patient-Blinded Randomized Clinical Trial.

Mercier C, Billiet C, Ost P et al. · 2025 · Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology

Purpose To test whether dose-escalated single fraction (SF) stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) of 20 Gy to painful bone metastases is superior to conventional SF three-dimensional (3D) conformal radiotherapy (RT) to a standard dose of 8…

View details →DOI: 10.1200/jco-24-01447
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Localized provoked vulvodynia as an immune-mediated inflammatory disease: rationale for a new line of research.

Paavonen J, Brunham RC · 2024 · Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

Localized provoked vulvodynia (LPV), also called vulvar vestibulitis or provoked vestibulodynia, is a major cause of dyspareunia that severely impacts sexual health. At the tissue level, lymphocytic inflammation and hyperinnervation are…

View details →DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2024.1505845
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Infants with bronchiolitis with high-flow nasal cannula in the paediatric ward. Is there a role for the ROXi (respiratory rate-oxygenation index) in predicting failure of high-flow nasal cannula?

Le Pallec C, Cerasuolo D, Cauvin JC et al. · 2025 · European journal of pediatrics

The respiratory rate-oxygenation index (ROXi) has been shown to be a reliable tool for predicting the risk of high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) failure in adult patients with lower respiratory tract infections. However, the usefulness of the…

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Passing the Torch forward: Moving beyond EGFR Inhibition in NMIBC Prevention.

Wu TC, Lin CC · 2025 · Cancer prevention research (Philadelphia, Pa.)

The study by Downs and colleagues targets patients with non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) to explore secondary/tertiary cancer prevention strategies. Utilizing a "window-of-opportunity" design, erlotinib was evaluated for its…

View details →DOI: 10.1158/1940-6207.capr-24-0491
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Hyperbaric Treatment of Air or Gas Embolism: Current Recommendations.

Moon RE, Mitchell SJ · 2025 · Undersea & hyperbaric medicine : journal of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, Inc

Gas can enter arteries (arterial gas embolism) due to alveolar-capillary disruption (caused by pulmonary overpressurization, e.g. breath-hold ascent by divers), veins (venous gas embolism, VGE) as a result of tissue bubble formation due to…

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No survival benefit is associated with pelvic and para-aortic lymphadenectomy in lymph node-negative early-stage endometrioid endometrial cancer.

Yalcin Y, Yalcin SE, Demir BC et al. · 2026 · BMC surgery

OBJECTIVE: The therapeutic role of lymphadenectomy in endometrial cancer remains controversial. Although systematic pelvic and para-aortic lymphadenectomy (PPLND) has been suggested to improve survival in certain patients, randomized…

View details →DOI: 10.1186/s12893-026-03640-6
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Enamel Matrix Derivative in the Reconstructive Surgical Therapy of Peri-Implantitis: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Regidor E, Dionigi C, Ghoraishi M et al. · 2026 · Journal of periodontal research

Aims To evaluate the adjunctive effect of enamel matrix derivative (EMD) in the reconstructive surgical therapy of peri-implantitis. Methods Forty subjects (44 implants) affected by peri-implantitis (PPD ≥ 5 mm, positive BOP/SOP,…

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Adjuvant therapy for renal cell carcinoma: lessons from past failures and new opportunities in the era of immune checkpoint inhibition.

Liu Z, Cong X, Liu Z et al. · 2026 · Frontiers in immunology

Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) has historically posed a significant therapeutic challenge in the adjuvant setting. Although surgical resection remains the cornerstone of curative-intent treatment for localized disease, a substantial proportion…

View details →DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2026.1816253
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Hypofractionated Versus Single-Session Radiosurgery to Preserve Hearing in Patients Affected by Sporadic Vestibular Schwannoma: The ACOUNEU Randomized Clinical Trial.

Marchetti M, Pinzi V, Gemma M et al. · 2025 · International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics

Purpose During the last decades, in addition to tumor control, hearing preservation has become an important priority in the treatment of vestibular schwannoma (VS). Given that the potential advantages of hypofractionated radiosurgery (hRS)…

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Clinical trial landscape analysis of stem cell therapy for autoimmune rheumatic diseases.

Xu J, Wang H, Chen J et al. · 2025 · International journal of surgery (London, England)

Background Autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARDs), including rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis, are debilitating conditions with limited curative options. Stem cell therapy offers promising regenerative and immunomodulatory benefits.…

View details →DOI: 10.1097/js9.0000000000003130
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Can visual acceleration evoke a sensation of tilt?

Harris LR, Jörges B, Bury N et al. · 2025 · Experimental brain research

Under the microgravity of the International Space Station, many of the normal processes that determine the perceptual upright on Earth are disrupted. For example, somatosensory cues are absent and an applied physical linear acceleration…

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External cold and vibration with BUZZY versus topical anesthetic gel for pain and anxiety associated with infiltrative anesthesia in pediatric dentistry: a double-blinded, split-mouth, randomized, controlled trial.

Faghihian R, Tofighi MM, Ziaei S et al. · 2025 · European oral research

Purpose A way to reduce the pain of injection is applying of external cold or vibrations with BUZZY, along with spinal cord gate control systems. We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of this method in reducing children's pain and anxiety…

View details →DOI: 10.26650/eor.20241409206
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Allopurinol has no effect on calcitriol or other CKD-MBD biomarkers: a randomized double-blind study.

Costa TE, Lauar JC, Innecchi MLR et al. · 2026 · Journal of the Endocrine Society

Introduction New evidence has emerged linking uric acid levels to Chronic Kidney Disease and Mineral and Bone Disorder (CKD-MBD). However, interventional studies remain scarce. We evaluated the effect of allopurinol on CKD-MBD biomarkers.…

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Neurointerventional Practice Change Following Distal Medium Vessel Occlusion Randomized Controlled Trials: A Survey.

Aziz YN, Aragon Garcia R, Plummer P et al. · 2026 · Stroke (Hoboken, N.J.)

Background Recent randomized trials showed no benefit of mechanical thrombectomy (MT) for ischemic stroke due to distal medium vessel occlusion (DMVO). We sought to understand the use of MT for DMVO stroke treatment before and after the…

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Bioavailability as Proof to Authorize the Clinical Testing of Neurodegenerative Drugs-Protocols and Advice for the FDA to Meet the ALS Act Vision.

Niazi SK · 2024 · International journal of molecular sciences

Although decades of intensive drug discovery efforts to treat neurodegenerative disorders (NDs) have failed, around half a million patients in more than 2000 studies continue being tested, costing over USD 100 billion, despite the…

View details →DOI: 10.3390/ijms251810211
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Beyond the evidence: The cervical collar as cultural artefact.

Nutbeam T · 2026 · Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine

Background Cervical collar application remains prevalent in trauma care despite the absence of evidence of neurological benefit from spinal immobilisation. Clinical behaviour in this area has proven resistant to change, and the persistence…

View details →DOI: 10.1186/s13049-026-01600-w