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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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Acute Effects of Myeloperoxidase Inhibition on Exercise Hemodynamics in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Popovic D, Reddy YNV, Omar M et al. · 2025 · Mayo Clinic proceedings

Objective Myeloperoxidase (MPO) is a heme peroxidase that scavenges nitric oxide and contributes to microvascular dysfunction. Patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) have microvascular dysfunction that leads to…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2025.02.022
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Does pseudoneglect influence pupillary light or dark response?

Więcławski W, Smus A, Binder M · 2025 · Vision research

Pupillary light response (PLR) is modulated by the allocation of spatial attention. Larger pupil constrictions for bright stimuli presented on the left side are considered indicative of pseudoneglect, a subtle attentional bias observed in…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.visres.2025.108618
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Effect of Eight Weeks of in Season Training with Wearable Resistance Attached to the Forearm on Spike Velocity in Female Volleyball Players.

Mielniczek M, Lunde P, Grzyb W et al. · 2025 · Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology

Objective: The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of eight weeks of in-season training with wearable resistance attached to the forearm on spike velocity in female volleyball players. Methods: A total of 13 senior female…

View details →DOI: 10.3390/jfmk10040458
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Early hearing deprivation by silicon earplugs does not alter electrophysiological development of mouse dorsal cochlear nucleus fusiform neurons.

Sasaki AE, Benites NM, Rodrigues B et al. · 2025 · Hearing research

Rodent auditory brainstem neurons undergo substantial electrophysiological maturation during the postnatal period, spanning both pre- and post-hearing phases. These developmental adaptations support high-frequency, temporally precise…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2025.109388
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The Role of High-Sensitivity Troponin I in Predicting Atrial High-Rate Episodes (AHREs) in Patients with Permanent Pacemakers.

Duong LHK, Lam NV, Tran VT · 2025 · Life (Basel, Switzerland)

Background: Atrial high-rate episodes (AHREs) detected by pacemakers are linked to increased stroke risk. The predictive value of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I (hs-cTnI) for AHREs in pacemaker patients remains uncertain. This study…

View details →DOI: 10.3390/life15121850
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Body composition changes after 6 and 12 months of dietary weight loss: insights from the DIETFITS trial.

Kim SH, Heo JH, Cunanan K et al. · 2026 · Journal of the Endocrine Society

Context While popular weight-loss medications have raised concerns about lean mass loss, the normative effects of nonpharmacologic weight loss on body composition remain unclear. Objective We assessed how the extent of weight loss from…

View details →DOI: 10.1210/jendso/bvag015
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Distrusting minds, skeptical judgments? No evidence for a trust-truth link.

Bertram AM, Lalot F, van der Werff L et al. · 2025 · Frontiers in psychology

Introduction Many daily situations require rapid judgments about whether information is true or false based on limited information. Prior research has predominantly examined how statement and source characteristics influence these…

View details →DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1626047
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Mathematical modelling of carbohydrate and protein metabolism in muscle.

Alharbi BM, Williams HE, Parr T et al. · 2025 · Mathematical biosciences

We propose a mathematical model based on coupled ordinary differential equations (ODEs) for metabolite concentrations with the aim of investigating how modifications to the rates affects outputs from a regulatory network. Our aim is to…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.mbs.2025.109455
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Global and segmental longitudinal and radial strain in Takotsubo versus ST-elevation myocardial infarction.

Poller A, Jha S, Molander L et al. · 2025 · International journal of cardiology

Background It is incompletely understood why patients with takotsubo syndrome (TS) have milder symptoms and a better hemodynamic profile than patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) despite similar or more extensive…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2025.133668
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The Effect of Flow-Controlled Ventilation on Mechanical Power in Laparoscopic Surgeries: A Comparative Analysis with Pressure Controlled Volume Guaranteed and Volume Controlled Ventilation.

Sencan A, Dundar N, Gunel B et al. · 2025 · Medeniyet medical journal

Objective To compare mechanical power (MP) levels among flow-controlled ventilation (FCV), volume-controlled ventilation (VCV), and pressure-controlled volume-guaranteed ventilation (PCV-VG) during laparoscopic surgery and to test the…

View details →DOI: 10.4274/mmj.galenos.2025.66664
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Longitudinal Associations Between Cannabis Use during Pregnancy and Child Cognitive, Motor, and Language Development at 2 Years Old.

Pleau J, Tanguay N, Courtemanche Y et al. · 2025 · Maternal and child health journal

Objectives The objectives of this study are to describe cannabis use during pregnancy, identify associated factors, examine the associations between prenatal cannabis use and the cognitive, motor and language development of 2-year-old…

View details →DOI: 10.1007/s10995-025-04077-8
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Special Issue Registered Report: Intentional suppression as a method to boost fear extinction.

Quaedflieg CWEM, Ashton SM, Beckers T et al. · 2025 · Journal of behavior therapy and experimental psychiatry

Fear is a universal experience and fuels our response to cope with threat. Persistent fear, after the threat is no longer present, is a central symptom seen in a number of clinical conditions. Exposure therapy, the most common treatment to…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2025.102018
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Age Differences in Reward Discounting in an Effortful 3D Game

van Berlo E · 2024 · Preprint

In this study, we investigated how spatial, temporal, and effort dimensions collectively influence reward discounting across different age groups. Using a 3D simulated environment, participants aged 7 to 77 chose between a nearby tree with…

View details →DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/grv5w
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Short Naps Improve Subsequent Learning in a High School Setting

Vidal V, Pretel MR, Capurro L et al. · 2024 · Preprint

Abstract The application of neuroscience findings in educational settings offers promising opportunities to enhance academic performance. Adolescents, particularly affected by delayed sleep patterns due to early school start times, often…

View details →DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-5485881/v1
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Range-wide assessment of the Tasmanian devil gut microbiome

Molloy M, McLennan E, Fox S et al. · 2024 · Preprint

The gut microbiome is an important component of host health and function and is influenced by internal and external factors such as host phylogeny, age, diet, and environment. Monitoring the gut microbiome has become an increasingly…

View details →DOI: 10.22541/au.172969938.82154815/v1
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Determinants of changes in self-esteem after remission of first-episode psychosis: A study of associated cross-sectional and longitudinal factors.

Hidding M, van der Stouwe E, Rosema BS et al. · 2025 · Psychological medicine

Background Low self-esteem is an important and potentially modifiable risk factor for the development and outcome of psychotic disorders. The factors involved in low self-esteem in psychotic disorders are not yet fully understood. The…

View details →DOI: 10.1017/s0033291725102857
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Age Differences in Reward Discounting in an Effortful 3D Game

van Berlo E, Hausfeld J, Engelmann JB et al. · 2024 · Preprint

In this study, we investigated how spatial, temporal, and effort dimensions collectively influence reward discounting across different age groups. Using a 3D simulated environment, participants aged 7 to 77 chose between a nearby tree with…

View details →DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/asd7k
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Predictors of depression outcomes among university students following brief smartphone-based interventions.

Liu X, Zheng W, Hoon L et al. · 2026 · Npj mental health research

Smartphone-delivered interventions offer a scalable solution for university students experiencing depression, yet outcomes remain inconsistent. This study examined predictors of depression remission and response in the AI-enhanced Vibe Up…

View details →DOI: 10.1038/s44184-026-00208-3
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The Effects of Drop Jumps on the Load-Velocity Profile of the Deadlift.

Bakhshinejad JA, Watkins CM, Pelton LM et al. · 2026 · International journal of exercise science

The primary aim of this investigation was to examine the effects of three drop jumps (DJ) on mean velocity (m/s) of subsequent deadlifts at various percentages of 1 RM. A secondary exploratory aim was to evaluate whether protocol order,…

View details →DOI: 10.70252/ijes2026105
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Characterizing heterogeneity in motivational impairments in psychosis.

Lewandowski KE, Luo J, Yao B et al. · 2025 · Frontiers in psychiatry

Introduction Motivational impairments are a hallmark symptom of psychotic disorders. However, motivation is a multidimensional construct believed to be underpinned by different neural mechanisms and differentially impaired both between and…

View details →DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1485460