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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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Insulin resistance as a modifiable contributor to breast cancer: mechanisms, biomarkers, and therapeutic implications.

Marouf SP, Meskar Z, Rezaei N · 2026 · Discover oncology

Insulin resistance (IR) has emerged as a metabolically relevant contributor to the development and progression of breast cancer (BC), with a case fatality of nearly 15%. IR mainly shows a relationship with obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus…

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Development of an evaluation and treatment strategy for olfactory neuroblastoma: a review of evidence from large-scale studies, including population-based and multicenter studies, and meta-analyses.

Ariizumi Y, Asakage T · 2024 · Japanese journal of clinical oncology

Olfactory neuroblastoma is a rare sinonasal malignancy arising from the olfactory epithelium that is characterized by skull base involvement and a modest natural history. Because of its rarity and long course, identification of independent…

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Alteration of methylation pattern and gene expression of FTO, PPARγ and Slc2a4 on pre-diabetes-induced BALB/c mice.

Listiyani P, Sanjaya R, Nathanael J et al. · 2025 · Molecular and cellular biochemistry

T2DM is a serious global health problem and usually caused by unhealthy diet, such diet with high carbohydrate or monosodium glutamate (MSG). In this study, we used the T2DM mice (BALB/c) model by exposing the mice with foods high in…

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Immunonutrition to improve the quality of life of upper gastrointestinal cancer patients undergoing neoadjuvant treatment prior to surgery (NEOIMMUNE): double-blind randomized controlled multicenter clinical trial.

Markar S, Markar S, Mariette C et al. · 2025 · Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus

Background Malnutrition is common with esophagogastric cancers and is associated with negative outcomes. We aimed to evaluate if immunonutrition during neoadjuvant treatment improves patient's health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and…

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Is fixation of a single end of flail segment rib fractures enough?

Perugini A, Iandoli J, Pelz N et al. · 2025 · Trauma surgery & acute care open

Background Segmental rib fractures in blunt thoracic trauma present with increased morbidity and mortality with an association of increased pulmonary insult and concomitant injuries. There is a paucity within the literature regarding the…

View details →DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2024-001707
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Fundus blood flow density changes in the smoking population by artificial intelligence-based optical coherence tomography angiography.

Zhang LY, Li QJ, Zhou Q et al. · 2025 · International journal of ophthalmology

Aim To determine whether chronic smoking affects fundus blood flow density using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) based on artificial intelligence (AI). Methods All participants underwent a comprehensive ophthalmological…

View details →DOI: 10.18240/ijo.2025.09.01
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Evaluation of spot urine CA 19 - 9/creatinine ratio in diagnosis and management of hydronephrosis in children: a prospective study.

Kutukoglu MU, Altuntas T, Sekerci CA et al. · 2025 · BMC pediatrics

Background To demonstrate that the CA19-9/creatinine level could be a potential biomarker in children with obstruction by including ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO) patients and comparing them not only with healthy controls but…

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Multiple solute binding proteins for gamma-aminobutyrate and 5-aminovalerate in Pseudomonas aeruginosa : assessment of their potential role in sensor kinase activation

Vargas JPC, Krell T · 2024 · Preprint

The canonical mode of receptor activation consists in the binding of signals or signal-loaded solute binding proteins (SBPs) to sensor domains. Many sensor histidine kinases (SHK), that are activated by SBP binding, are encoded next to…

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Chapter 2: Rate Versus Rhythm Control.

Deering TF, Reiffel JA, Solomon AJ et al. · 2023 · The American journal of cardiology

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a potentially serious health risk, both because of its symptoms and because of its association with an increased risk for heart failure, hospitalization, thromboembolism, and death. Chapter 2 discusses selection…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.08.022
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Prognosis and treatment of plasmablastic lymphoma in the United States: a multicenter retrospective study.

Hamby M, Egleston BL, Frosch ZAK et al. · 2026 · Blood cancer journal

Plasmablastic lymphoma (PBL) is a rare, aggressive AIDS-related lymphoma observed in patients with immunosuppressed states as well as in immunocompetent individuals. We sought to determine survival outcomes, prognostic factors, and optimal…

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The current role of adjuvant radiotherapy in management of medullary thyroid carcinoma: A single institute analysis.

Bhuvana J, Shivhare V, Rath S et al. · 2025 · Journal of cancer research and therapeutics

Objectives Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) accounts for only about 5% of total thyroid cancers. It usually presents as an advanced disease carrying a poor prognosis than well-differentiated thyroid cancers. While the treatment of choice…

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Pharmacological management of agitation in dementia: An evidence-based review with expert consensus.

Cheng CM, Tsai MJ, Tseng CC et al. · 2026 · Journal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA

Agitation is a frequently occurring and challenging neuropsychiatric symptom of Alzheimer's disease (AD) that substantially affects quality of life, caregiver burden, and healthcare utilization. Nonpharmacological interventions, especially…

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Real-World Tocilizumab Use in Pediatric Inpatients.

Stitt GA, Hall MW, Diliberto MA et al. · 2025 · The journal of pediatric pharmacology and therapeutics : JPPT : the official journal of PPAG

Objectives Primary objective: to quantify tocilizumab (TCZ) use in pediatric inpatients. Secondary objectives: to explore safety and clinical outcomes. Methods This retrospective cohort study took place in a free-standing, 564-bed…

View details →DOI: 10.5863/jppt-24-00130
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Lack of association between the brain penetrance of calcium channel blockers and the incidence of neuropsychiatric outcomes: a retrospective, multidatabase cohort study.

Kern DM, Bohn J, Maher MP et al. · 2026 · BMJ open

Objective To use best practices in pharmacoepidemiology to assess the association between new use of brain-penetrant calcium channel blockers (BP-CCBs) compared with use of non-brain-penetrant CCBs (NP-CCBs) and the incidence of…

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Correlations between Visual Temporal Resolution and Individual Alpha Peak Frequency: Evidence that Internal and Measurement Noise Drive Null Findings.

Deodato M, Melcher D · 2024 · Journal of cognitive neuroscience

The brain organizes the continuous flow of sensory input by parsing it into discrete events. In the case of two flashes separated by a brief ISI, for example, perception may be of a single flash or two distinct flashes, depending on the…

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Thyroid testing in primary hypothyroidism.

Ambasta A, Grenet G, Otte J et al. · 2025 · African journal of primary health care & family medicine

Thyroid hormones regulate essential metabolic processes and development. The hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis regulates hormone production, with thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels being a key indicator of thyroid function in…

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Beta Blockers are Associated with Increased Mortality Without a Decrease in Reinterventions After Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Repair (EVAR).

Vicario-Feliciano R, Zil-E-Ali A, Aziz F · 2025 · Annals of vascular surgery

Introduction Predictors of sac behavior after endovascular aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR) and the impact of sac behavior on long-term survival are not well known. There are limited multicenter trials studying the impact of beta blockers…

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Are We Ready With Prevention for Type 1 Diabetes?

Maines E, Franceschi R, Candia FD et al. · 2025 · Diabetes/metabolism research and reviews

Definitive prevention for type 1 diabetes (T1D) is not yet available, but we are now entering a new era where disease-modifying therapies are becoming available in T1D to halt disease progression. In this review, we present up-to-date…

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Antiarrhythmic Treatment in Heart Failure.

Könemann H, Güler-Eren S, Ellermann C et al. · 2024 · Current heart failure reports

Purpose of review Arrhythmias are common in patients with heart failure (HF) and are associated with a significant risk of mortality and morbidity. Optimal antiarrhythmic treatment is therefore essential. Here, we review current approaches…

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Laparoscopic Salpingectomy Regulates The Expression of Endometrial Homeobox Genes ( HOXA9, HOXA10, HOXA11, HOXD10 ) and HOX Transcript Antisense Intergenic RNA in Women with Communicating Hydrosalpinx: A Prospective Study.

Zafarani F, Soleimani Mehranjani M, Ghaffari F et al. · 2024 · International journal of fertility & sterility

Background This study aimed to determine the alteration of endometrial expression levels of HOXA9/HOXA10/ HOXA11/HOXD10 genes and HOX transcript antisense intergenic RNA (HOTAIR) in mid-luteal phase endometrium in patients with…

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GLP-1 receptor agonists in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease: endocrine pathways, clinical evidence, and future directions.

Gandhi A, Parhizgar A · 2025 · Frontiers in endocrinology

Initially developed for type 2 diabetes and obesity, glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) are now emerging as promising candidates for modifying the course of neurodegenerative diseases. This potential stems from the…

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Residual osteomyelitis at the resection margin after conservative surgery is not associated with the recurrence of diabetic foot infection and may successfully be treated without postoperative antibiotic therapy.

Aragón-Sánchez J, Víquez-Molina G, López-Valverde ME et al. · 2023 · Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association

Aims We hypothesize that microbiology- and pathology-confirmed positive bone margins after the resection of diabetes-related foot osteomyelitis are associated with worse outcomes. Methods We conducted a prospective study consisting of a…

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Levetiracetam or Phenytoin as Prophylaxis for Status Epilepticus: Secondary Analysis of the "Approaches and Decisions in Acute Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury Trial" (ADAPT) Dataset, 2014-2017.

Ahmed N, Russo L, Kuo YH · 2024 · Pediatric critical care medicine : a journal of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies

Objectives To compare levetiracetam and phenytoin as prophylaxis for the short-term development of status epilepticus (SE) during care of pediatric patients with acute severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). Design Nonprespecified secondary…

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