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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

Schiff base chromones from natural Benzofuran as potential scaffold for anti-<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>: synthesis of <i>cis</i> and <i>trans isomers, in vitro and in silico studies</i>.

Selim AAMA · 2026 · Natural product research

Three hydrazone chromones 3a-c ( 3a, b in trans isomer while 3c was a mixture) and three hydrazone furanochromones 7a-c ( 7a in trans while 7b, c in cis ) carrying carboxylic acid or its bioisostere sulphonamide group were synthesised.…

View details →DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2026.2674712
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

UPLC Multiwavelength Quantification and PLS-DA Reveal Stir-Baking Degree-Dependent Marker Dynamics in Paeoniae Radix Alba.

Chen L, Liang W, Guo Y et al. · 2026 · Biomedical chromatography : BMC

Paeoniae Radix Alba (PRA, roots of Paeonia lactiflora Pall.) yields stir-baked (sbPRA), charred (cPRA), and carbonized (caPRA) specifications through increasing degrees of stir-baking. In this study, an ultrahigh-performance liquid…

View details →DOI: 10.1002/bmc.70518
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Novel bioactive compounds from marine-derived endosymbiotic Penicillium fungi reported during 2020-2025.

Omran SA, Elnaggar MS, Youssef FS et al. · 2026 · Natural products and bioprospecting

Marine-derived Penicillium fungus gained significant attention in recent years due to their potential as a valuable source of unique natural compounds with a wide range of chemical structures and bioactive capabilities. The primary origins…

View details →DOI: 10.1007/s13659-026-00633-z
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Validating ICD code case definitions for condition case ascertainment in multimorbidity measurement: a retrospective chart review.

Kang AJ, Tseng CH, Wei MY · 2026 · The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences

Background Accurate case ascertainment of chronic conditions is critical for research, clinical decision-making, and population health management, especially for older adults with high multimorbidity. However, validation of ICD-based case…

View details →DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glag157
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Assessment of improvements in exercise tolerance following pulmonary valve replacement using physical accelerometry.

Joy N, Soslow JH, Crum K et al. · 2026 · Cardiology in the young

Background Pulmonary valve replacement may be required for patients with pulmonary valve disease. Exertional symptoms related to cardiovascular disease are an indication for pulmonary valve replacement; however, quantification of symptom…

View details →DOI: 10.1017/s1047951126113493
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

The development of a universal screening measure for young children: Assessing social and emotional competencies in early childhood.

Wadington M, Eklund K, Kilgus SP et al. · 2026 · School psychology (Washington, D.C.)

Research highlights the importance of the early identification of social, emotional, and behavioral concerns in young children; however, there are limitations regarding the usability and technical adequacy of available measures. The…

View details →DOI: 10.1037/spq0000747
Negative / Null Result Report

Frontal Lobe Function, Global Cognition, and 5-Year Swallowing Deterioration After Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson’s Disease : a retrospective cohort study

Tsuboi R, Murakami S, Miyata M et al. · 2026 · Preprint

Abstract BACKGROUND Dysphagia in Parkinson’s disease (PD) increases aspiration pneumonia risk and is associated with poor prognosis. Although subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation (STN-DBS) effectively treats motor symptoms, dysphagia…

View details →DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-9783502/v1
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Association Between Urinary Heavy Metals and Developmental Disorders in Children Aged 6-15 Years: A Study Based on the NHANES Database.

Liao Y, Zhan L, Li H · 2026 · Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology

This cross-sectional study utilized data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) collected between 1999 and 2018, enrolling a total of 4525 children and adolescents aged 6-15 years. Weighted logistic regression,…

View details →DOI: 10.1111/bcpt.70266
Null DatasetMedicine

Free light chain EQA: Analytical variability with clinical consequences - Data from 25 Italian EQA exercises (2021-2025).

Pasotti F, Da Molin S, Bosoni T et al. · 2026 · Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry

Serum free light chains (FLC) κ and λ, and the κ/λ ratio, are key biomarkers for the diagnosis, risk stratification and monitoring of monoclonal gammopathies. However, substantial between-method variability still limits harmonised…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2026.121056
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Statistical Learning in Dynamic Assessment to Identify Developmental Language Disorder in Spanish-English-Speaking Preschoolers: A Feasibility Study.

Neiling SL, Alt M, Kapa LL · 2026 · Language, speech, and hearing services in schools

Background The current project was a prospective feasibility study using a dynamic assessment of statistical learning of a novel morpheme for the identification of developmental language disorder (DLD) in Spanish-English-speaking…

View details →DOI: 10.1044/2026_lshss-25-00141
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

A cumulative-morbidity plasma proteomic architecture of critical-illness susceptibility: a UK biobank proteome-wide study of critical-care exposure, in-hospital death, and sex-specific signals.

Ren X, Dai Q, Jin C · 2026 · Journal of intensive care

Background Existing biomarker studies profile plasma during acute illness, leaving pre-illness proteomic susceptibility to critical care largely uncharacterised. We mapped the baseline proteomic architecture of critical-care outcomes in UK…

View details →DOI: 10.1186/s40560-026-00887-2
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Effects of fixation and demineralization on immunohistochemical assessment of canine bone marrow.

Diamantino GML, Beeler-Marfisi J, Foster RA et al. · 2026 · Veterinary pathology

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of different fixatives and demineralizers on immunohistochemical (IHC) detection of antigens in bone marrow (BM). Sternal BM samples were collected within 24 hours of death from dogs…

View details →DOI: 10.1177/03009858261426547
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Developing and Validating a Machine Learning Model to Predict Brain Injury in Preterm Infants Using Multisource Data from the Early Postnatal Period.

Xu P, Li Y, Chen Y et al. · 2026 · Children (Basel, Switzerland)

Background Moderate-to-severe preterm brain injury (PBI), including intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) and periventricular leukomalacia (PVL), remains an important cause of adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes in preterm infants. Early risk…

View details →DOI: 10.3390/children13060796
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Tailoring Grammatical Test Items in English According to Language Experience for the Classification of Developmental Language Disorder in Bilinguals.

Pratt AS, Ramos MN, Peña ED et al. · 2026 · Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR

Purpose This study attempts to discriminate developmental language disorder (DLD) in bilinguals using only the child's second language (L2), English. We grouped bilinguals by their current weekly language experience (high English…

View details →DOI: 10.1044/2025_jslhr-24-00606
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Molecular Basis of Synergistic Causal Effect of Dual GLP-1R and GIPR Agonists for Risk Reduction in Diabetic Retinopathy, Alzheimer Disease, and Coronary Artery Disease in Diabetic Patients.

Xu J, Ashebir YA, Shao Y · 2026 · Genes

Background: The dual agonism of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1R) and glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide receptor (GIPR) becomes a groundbreaking treatment for type 2 diabetes (T2D) that achieves robust glycemic control…

View details →DOI: 10.3390/genes17060602
Negative / Null Result Report

Gd-EOB-DTPA-Enhanced MRI Combined with ALBI Score and AFP for Predicting Histologic Grade in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Multicenter Study from Vietnam

Nguyen Van H, Vu Dang L, Nguyen The A et al. · 2026 · Preprint

Objectives: Histologic grade is an important prognostic factor in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Gd-EOB-DTPA-enhanced MRI may provide noninvasive im-aging markers related to tumour differentiation. This study aimed to evaluate the…

View details →DOI: 10.20944/preprints202605.0460.v1
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Comparative evaluation of tigecycline susceptibility testing methods for carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae and Acinetobacter baumannii.

Shi Y, Li S, He L et al. · 2026 · Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials

Background In this study, we aimed to evaluate the performance of different tigecycline susceptibility testing methods for CRKP and CRAB using the broth microdilution (BMD) method as the gold standard, under different breakpoint criteria.…

View details →DOI: 10.1186/s12941-026-00869-0
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Long-term artificial sweetener exposure increases the risk of atherosclerosis.

Xie J, Song Z, Fang W et al. · 2026 · Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology

This study aimed to elucidate the potential molecular mechanisms by which artificial sweeteners contribute to the initiation and progression of atherosclerosis, with the goal of providing a theoretical basis for the safety evaluation of…

View details →DOI: 10.1007/s00210-026-05241-9
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Early psychotherapeutic interventions for posttraumatic stress responses in children and adolescents: A scoping review.

Robinson E, Chapman C, Orchard F et al. · 2026 · Journal of child and adolescent mental health

Background: Exposure of children and young people to potentially traumatic events is common. There is a need for increased access to early interventions following a potentially traumatic event. Objective: This review aimed to identify…

View details →DOI: 10.2989/17280583.2025.2581754
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Efficacy of doxycycline in treatment of Staphylococcus spp. prosthetic joint infections: a CRIOGO multicentre case-control study.

Fiorenza, Millot, Lecomte et al. · 2026 · The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy

Prosthetic joint infections (PJI) of the hip and knee are most often caused by Staphylococcus spp. and require long-term treatment with rifampicin and fluoroquinolone as first-line treatment. However, resistance, contraindications or…

View details →DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkag219