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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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Elevated serum calprotectin levels in major depressive disorder: no evidence of association with S100A9 rs3014866 polymorphism.

Akbas F, Baykan O, Avcikurt AS et al. · 2026 · BMC psychiatry

Background Major depressive disorder (MDD) has been increasingly associated with low-grade inflammation, with neutrophils playing a central role. Calprotectin is a mainly neutrophil-derived inflammatory mediator. We investigated whether…

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Perinatal outcomes in normotensive versus hypertensive HELLP syndrome.

Anteby M, Wertheimer KO, Dominsky O et al. · 2026 · International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics

Objective To compare maternal and neonatal outcomes between women with hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets (HELLP) syndrome with and without associated hypertension. Methods This was a retrospective cohort study at a…

View details →DOI: 10.1002/ijgo.71073
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Chronological age does not predict poor outcomes after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy for rectal cancer: a retrospective study.

Otowa Y, Matsuda T, Ando M et al. · 2026 · Surgery today

Background The benefit of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (NACRT) for elderly patients with locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) remains unclear because these patients are often excluded from trials. We evaluated the safety and oncologic…

View details →DOI: 10.1007/s00595-026-03306-z
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Feasibility of a Noninvasive Core Temperature Sensor and the Effects of Combined Cooling on Thermal Strain and Performance in Beach Volleyball.

Hu X, Murakami G, Hasegawa H · 2026 · International journal of sports physiology and performance

Purpose This study evaluated the practical feasibility of the CORE sensor for noninvasive tracking of changes in estimated core body temperature (Est-Tcore) during simulated beach volleyball match-play in the heat and examined the effects…

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Randomized controlled trial investigating the efficacy of oral azithromycin in preventing perinatal infections in pregnant women undergoing labor induction.

Cao H, Zhou Y, Gu N et al. · 2026 · International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics

Objectives This study evaluates oral azithromycin's effectiveness in reducing intrapartum and puerperal infection rates in term pregnant women undergoing labor induction to guide antibiotic prophylaxis. Methods This single-center…

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Nivolumab plus chemoradiotherapy followed by nivolumab with or without ipilimumab for untreated locally advanced stage III NSCLC: a randomized phase 3 trial.

Peters S, Tan DSW, Gerber DE et al. · 2026 · Nature cancer

Over 50% of persons with unresectable stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treated with standard-of-care concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) and durvalumab consolidation progress or die within 18 months. Here adults with untreated,…

View details →DOI: 10.1038/s43018-026-01161-y
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Predicting parents' HPV vaccination intentions and behaviors across countries and time.

Schulz JV, Doerflinger JT, Behm C et al. · 2026 · Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association

Objective This study compares three models of parental human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination intentions across United States, United Kingdom, and Germany: A model based on the theory of planned behavior (TPB), a model incorporating…

View details →DOI: 10.1037/hea0001596
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Combined Detection of Preoperative Serum Calcitonin and Carcinoembryonic Antigen in Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma: A Retrospective Multicenter Cohort Study.

Yang Y, He Y, Lin B et al. · 2026 · Health care science

Background The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical value of combined detection of preoperative serum calcitonin (Ctn) and carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) for diagnosing medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC), as well as predicting…

View details →DOI: 10.1002/hcs2.70074
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A novel approach to the clinical assessment of juvenile fibromyalgia syndrome: the Juvenile Fibromyalgia Multidimensional Assessment Report.

Drago E, Lavarello C, Alongi A et al. · 2026 · Clinical and experimental rheumatology

Objectives Development and psychometric evaluation of a disease-specific, paediatric-targeted multidimensional questionnaire for the assessment of juvenile fibromyalgia syndrome (JFS) in routine clinical practice. Methods The Juvenile…

View details →DOI: 10.55563/clinexprheumatol/0v4aqh
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Does Platelet-Rich Plasma Speed Recovery After Acute Lateral Ankle Sprain? A Prospective Comparative Study Among Athletes.

Genuth G, Stavrou P, Brown C et al. · 2026 · Foot & ankle international

Background Acute lateral ankle sprains are among the most common musculoskeletal injuries, accounting for up to 20% of all sports-related injuries and a leading cause of time lost from athletic participation. Although most cases respond to…

View details →DOI: 10.1177/10711007261422252
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The effect of mitomycin-C on 3 snip punctoplasty.

Dertsiz Kozan B, Utlu B · 2026 · International ophthalmology

Purpose To investigate the effects of Mitomycin-C (MMC) use and duration of application on surgical outcomes in patients who underwent 3 snip punctoplasty for epiphora. Material and methods Demographic characteristics, follow-up period,…

View details →DOI: 10.1007/s10792-026-03970-7
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Patient-Level Modeling of Ménière's Disease vs. Vestibular Migraine: Performance of Speech Discrimination and Caloric-vHIT Dissociation.

Pérez-Fernández N, Arbizu L · 2026 · Journal of clinical medicine

Background : Differentiating Ménière's disease (MD) from vestibular migraine (VM) remains difficult because current diagnostic frameworks are predominantly clinical and incorporate pure-tone thresholds, risking incorporation bias. We asked…

View details →DOI: 10.3390/jcm15051908
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Integrating morphology, vascularity, and elasticity: diagnostic role of multiparametric quantitative ultrasound in breast lesions.

Sabharwal P, Kaur N, Kaur R et al. · 2026 · Journal of ultrasound

Objectives To determine the incremental diagnostic value of multiparametric quantitative ultrasound-integrating B-mode, Color Doppler, Strain, and Shear Wave Elastography (SWE)-in differentiating benign and malignant breast lesions, using…

View details →DOI: 10.1007/s40477-026-01116-0
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Assessing the Clinical Performance of a Presymptomatic Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease Biomarker Test in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients.

Wang L, Pulgrossi RC, Anderson J et al. · 2026 · The journal of applied laboratory medicine

Background Acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD) is a common complication of allogenic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT). The aGVHD presymptomatic algorithm is comprised of 2 serum biomarkers, suppression of tumorigenicity 2 and…

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Combined therapy with nebulized and intravenous colistin for the treatment of multidrug resistance pneumonia in burn patients: experience from a third referral burn care center in Mexico City.

Delaye-Martínez MA, Aguilar-Rodea BP, Cardona-Ortiz AF et al. · 2026 · European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology

Purpose Nebulized colistin has shown promise in treating ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) due to carbapenem-resistant strains; evidence in burn patients is limited. This study evaluated the efficacy of nebulized colistin as an adjunct…

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Leading large language models on a periodontology knowledge test.

Rusa AM, Schmidlin PR, Sarkar P et al. · 2026 · Swiss dental journal

Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly used in clinical and educational settings. However, there is a paucity of data on LLMs' performance in specialized dental domains. This study assessed the performance of four LLMs, including…

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PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors plus chemotherapy versus chemotherapy alone for ARPI-pretreated and chemotherapy-naive metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer: a pooled analysis of KEYNOTE-921 and CheckMate 7DX trials.

Zou Q, Huang Q, Li J et al. · 2026 · International urology and nephrology

Background The optimal treatment strategy for androgen receptor pathway inhibitor (ARPI)-pretreated and chemotherapy-naïve metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) remains unclear. Chemotherapy has limited efficacy as a…

View details →DOI: 10.1007/s11255-026-05064-w
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The Value of Oxygenation Vital Signs in Machine Learning Prediction of Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Preterm Infants.

van Boven M, Bennis F, Onland W et al. · 2025 · IEEE journal of biomedical and health informatics

Machine learning models predicting neurodevelopmental outcome in preterm infants have great potential, but have often relied on inaccessible brain magnetic resonance imaging measurements. This study aimed to build models using readily…

View details →DOI: 10.1109/jbhi.2025.3559793
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Effect of a Drug Dosing Safety Bundle Initiative to Improve Pediatric Drug Dosing by Paramedics. Results of the Michigan Pediatric EMS Error Reduction Study (MI-PEERS).

Hoyle JD Jr, Ekblad G, Dunwoody S et al. · 2026 · Prehospital emergency care

Objectives We sought to decrease pediatric prehospital dosing errors by implementing a bundled drug dosing safety system (DDSS). Multiple studies have demonstrated that pediatric prehospital drug-dosing errors occur at rates of > 30% for…

View details →DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2025.2609784
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[Mandibular donor site healing after bone graft harvesting in cleft patients: a comparative study of rotary bur and piezoelectric osteotomy techniques].

Ivanov AL, Reshetnyak EI, Sukacheva SA · 2026 · Stomatologiia

Objective To evaluate mandibular donor site healing after cortical bone graft harvesting in cleft patients, comparing outcomes of osteotomies performed with rotary burs and piezosurgery. Material and methods Fifty-three patients (64 bone…

View details →DOI: 10.17116/stomat202610501137
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Motivational Interviewing and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in the Auckland Cardiac Rehabilitation Programme: A Propensity Score-Matched Study.

Marshall PW, Benatar JR, O'Halloran P et al. · 2026 · Heart, lung & circulation

Aim Suboptimal enrolment and engagement in cardiac rehabilitation remains a persistent issue worldwide. This study evaluated the impact of a nurse-specialist-delivered motivational interviewing (MI) and cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2025.10.006
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Evaluation of a structured type 1 diabetes education program for adolescents and parents: Teens Empowered to Actively Manage Type 1 (TEAM T1).

Hagger V, Hendrieckx C, Cotterill A et al. · 2026 · Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association

Aim To examine changes in psychological and clinical outcomes among adolescents and parents after structured type 1 diabetes education delivered in routine care. Methods Teens Empowered to Actively Manage Type 1 Diabetes (TEAM T1) is a…

View details →DOI: 10.1111/dme.70244
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Prophylactic cavotricuspid isthmus ablation in addition to pulmonary vein isolation is associated with improved recurrence-free survival in patients aged > 70 years with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.

Li JL, Wu JH, Zhao X et al. · 2026 · Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing

BACKGROUND: The role of prophylactic cavotricuspid isthmus (CTI) ablation remains controversial in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients without atrial flutter (AFL). Given the strong association between AF, AFL, and age, this study aimed to…

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