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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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Assessment of the Effects of Abrocitinib on the Pharmacokinetics of Probe Substrates of Cytochrome P450 1A2, 2B6 and 2C19 Enzymes and Hormonal Oral Contraceptives in Healthy Individuals.

Wang X, Dowty ME, Tripathy S et al. · 2024 · European journal of drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics

Background and objective Abrocitinib is an oral small-molecule Janus kinase (JAK)-1 inhibitor approved for the treatment of moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis. In vitro studies indicated that abrocitinib is a weak time-dependent…

View details →DOI: 10.1007/s13318-024-00893-5
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Fluoxetine does not influence response to continuous theta burst stimulation in human motor cortex.

Austin DK, Amador LMD, Li LM et al. · 2025 · Neuropsychopharmacology reports

Aim Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors are thought to exert a clinical effect through various mechanisms, including through alteration in synaptic plasticity. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation can induce temporary changes…

View details →DOI: 10.1002/npr2.12493
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Impact of Maternal Exercise on Mice Offspring Development, Pulmonary Hypertension, and Vascular Remodeling in Chronic Hypoxia.

Leslie E, Gonzalez Bosc LV, Specht J et al. · 2024 · Medicine and science in sports and exercise

Purpose Chronic, high-altitude hypoxic exposure increases the risk of high-altitude pulmonary hypertension (PH). Emerging evidence shows maternal exercise may improve offspring resistance to disease throughout life. The purpose of this…

View details →DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000003479
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Application of Multidomain Cognitive Training in a Tele-Neurorehabilitation Setting for Treatment of Post-Stroke Cognitive Disorders.

Contrada M, Pignolo L, Vatrano M et al. · 2024 · Brain sciences

Purpose Cognitive dysfunctions are still very common in the chronic phase of stroke when patients are discharged from neurorehabilitation centers. Even individuals who appear to have made a full clinical recovery may exhibit new…

View details →DOI: 10.3390/brainsci15010011
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Notch1 regulates Orai1 and Orai3 expression in breast cancer cells.

Nieto-Felipe J, Macias-Diaz A, Alvarado S et al. · 2025 · Scientific reports

Store-operated Ca²⁺ entry (SOCE) is a major pathway for Ca²⁺ entry that regulates several cellular functions. SOCE remodeling mediated by changes in the expression and/or function of the Orai channels results in the reorganization of…

View details →DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-33071-x
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<i>In Silico</i> Analysis of Potential Off-Target Effects of a Next-Generation dsRNA Acaricide for Varroa Mites (<i>Varroa destructor</i>) and Lack of Effect on a Bee-Associated Arthropod.

Bulgarella M, Reason A, Baty JW et al. · 2025 · Insects

Double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) biopesticides offer the potential for highly targeted pest control with minimal off-target impacts. Varroa mites ( Varroa destructor ) are an important pest of honey bees ( Apis mellifera ) that are primarily…

View details →DOI: 10.3390/insects16030317
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Mechanisms underlying the laxative effect of lactulose: A randomized placebo-controlled trial showing increased small bowel water and motility unaltered by the 5-HT 3 receptor antagonist, ondansetron.

Gunn D, Yeldho C, Hoad C et al. · 2024 · Neurogastroenterology and motility

Background Lactulose is a laxative which accelerates transit and softens stool. Our aim was to investigate its mechanism of action and use this model of diarrhea to investigate the anti-diarrheal actions of ondansetron. Methods A…

View details →DOI: 10.1111/nmo.14754
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Enzymatic Antioxidant Defense System of Scots Pine Seedlings Under Conditions of Progressive Manganese Deficiency.

Ivanov YV, Ivanova AI, Kartashov AV et al. · 2026 · Biology

Manganese (Mn) is a crucial micronutrient for plants. The impaired function of the oxygen-evolving complex in Photosystem II (PSII) due to Mn deficiency is believed to result in the overproduction of reactive oxygen species and the…

View details →DOI: 10.3390/biology15010101
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Effect of Supplementing Lysine and Isoleucine as Limiting Amino Acids on Growth Performance and Amino Acid Deposition of <i>Tenebrio molitor</i> Larvae Reared on a Cereal-Based Substrate.

Fondevila G, Fatmi H, Fernando P et al. · 2025 · Insects

The effects of Lys and Ile supplementation in a barley-based substrate on growth performance and nutrient deposition in Tenebrio molitor larvae were evaluated. Six trays per treatment containing sixty larvae were assigned to five…

View details →DOI: 10.3390/insects16090989
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Process evaluation of a comprehensive approach to reintegration of disability benefit recipients with multiple problems (CARm) into the labour market.

Brongers K, Hoekstra T, Wilming L et al. · 2024 · Disability and rehabilitation

Purpose As the effect evaluation of our randomized controlled trial the "Comprehensive Approach of Reintegration for clients with Multiple problems" (CARm) showed no superior effect on re-integration into paid employment of the clients…

View details →DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2023.2264765
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Mediation of modifiable risk factors in two multidomain dementia prevention trials.

Hoevenaar-Blom MP, Shourick J, van Dalen JW et al. · 2025 · Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association

Introduction We explored which dementia risk factors in two multidomain prevention trials mediate beneficial, neutral, or counteracting effects on dementia incidence. Methods We pooled data from the multidomain MAPT (Multidomain Alzheimer…

View details →DOI: 10.1002/alz.14557
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A Comparison of Currently Approved Small Interfering RNA (siRNA) Medications to Alternative Treatments by Costs, Indications, and Medicaid Coverage.

Sehgal I, Eells K, Hudson I · 2024 · Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland)

Small interfering RNA (siRNA)-based medications offer the ability to target previously undruggable targets and have now received FDA approval in five instances for orphan or uncommon diseases. The current siRNA "-sirans" are directed…

View details →DOI: 10.3390/pharmacy12020058
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Nitrogen leaching and soil nutrient supply vary spatially within a temperate tree-based intercropping system but are unaffected by tree root pruning

Rivest D, Martin-Guay M · 2023 · Preprint

Well-designed temperate tree-based intercropping (TBI) systems can enhance soil nutrient cycling compared to conventional agricultural systems. To improve the TBI designs and their subsequent wide-scale adoption, greater understanding is…

View details →DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3398528/v1
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Effects of Vitamin C Supplementation on Total Antioxidant Status, Inflammation, and Histopathological Changes in Aged Rats.

Başeğmez M, Eryavuz A, Demirel HH · 2025 · Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology

This study aims to determine the effect of orally administered vitamin C (Vit C) supplementation on physiological and histopathological changes in aged rats of different genders. A total of 28 Sprague-Dawley aged male and female rats were…

View details →DOI: 10.1002/jbt.70324
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Rat Sympathetic Neuron Calcium Channels Are Insensitive to Gabapentin.

Scott MB, Kammermeier PJ · 2024 · Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland)

The gabapentenoids such as gabapentin (GP) and pregabalin are approved for the treatment of chronic pain, but their utility is limited by persistent side effects. These adverse effects result from GPs affecting many types of neurons and…

View details →DOI: 10.3390/ph17091237
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Modulation of the Cardiovascular Risk in Type 1 Diabetic Rats by Endurance Training in Combination with the Prebiotic Xylooligosaccharide.

Choneva M, Delchev S, Hrischev P et al. · 2024 · International journal of molecular sciences

Diabetic cardiomyopathy is a major etiological factor in heart failure in diabetic patients, characterized by mitochondrial oxidative metabolism dysfunction, myocardial fibrosis, and marked glycogen elevation. The aim of the present study…

View details →DOI: 10.3390/ijms251810027
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Effect of polarized sunglasses on visual functions.

Ebrahimi F, Kangari H, Akbarzadeh-Bagheban A et al. · 2025 · International journal of ophthalmology

Aim To evaluate the effects of polarized and non-polarized sunglasses on visual functions, including distance and near visual acuity, phoria, stereopsis and contrast sensitivity across five spatial frequencies (1.5, 3, 6, 12, 18…

View details →DOI: 10.18240/ijo.2025.12.14
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Do previous percutaneous renal procedures affect the outcome of ultrasound-guided PCNL? A study at a large-volume center.

Zeng X, Chen Y, Lin S et al. · 2026 · Frontiers in surgery

Purpose This study aimed to investigate the influence of previous percutaneous renal procedures on the outcome of ultrasound (US)-guided percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) in patients with upper urinary tract stones. Patients and methods…

View details →DOI: 10.3389/fsurg.2026.1721410
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Naltrexone Has Variable and Schedule-Dependent Effects on Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cells.

Kazmi S, Sanford E, Rammaha ZA et al. · 2025 · International journal of molecular sciences

Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is marked by profound differences in survival between the localized and disseminated disease, estimated to result in a 70% and less than a 40% five-year survival rate with surgical and/or radiation…

View details →DOI: 10.3390/ijms262110651
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Thiamine status of whitefish (Coregonus maraena) in the Baltic Sea.

Hauber MM, Nordahl O, Todisco V et al. · 2026 · PloS one

Many coregonine species have declined drastically across the Northern Hemisphere, including populations of Coregonus maraena (whitefish) in the Baltic Sea, and the mechanisms leading to these declines are not well investigated. An abrupt…

View details →DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0344576
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Surgical Risk and Long-Term Mortality With PCI and CABG in Ischemic Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction.

Marquis-Gravel G, Tong G, Dodd M et al. · 2025 · Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions

Background Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) improves survival compared with optimal medical therapy (OMT) alone in patients with ischemic left ventricular systolic dysfunction (iLVSD), but percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) did…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.jscai.2025.103820