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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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For Tuberculosis, Not "To Screen or Not to Screen?" but "Who?" and "How?"

Farhat MR, Jacobson KR · 2024 · Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America

Active case finding leveraging new molecular diagnostics and chest X-rays with automated interpretation algorithms is increasingly being developed for high-risk populations to drive down tuberculosis incidence. We consider why such an…

View details →DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciae058
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Characteristics of systemic growth activation by 9,10-ketol-12(<i>Z</i>),15(<i>Z</i>)-octadecadienoic acid (KODA) in <i>Populus alba</i> cultured in vitro.

Yokoyama M, Kaida R, Miyamoto K et al. · 2024 · Plant biotechnology (Tokyo, Japan)

α-Ketol octadecadienoic acid (KODA), an oxylipin, is generated from linolenic acid by 9-specific lipoxygenase, while jasmonic acid is ultimately synthesized from the same linolenic acid by 13-specific lipoxygenase. KODA has a unique action…

View details →DOI: 10.5511/plantbiotechnology.24.0721b
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Moderate-Intensity Aerobic Exercise Induces Ambulatory Hypotension in Young Adults with a Family History of Hypertension.

Queiroz MG, Tobar KDL, Damazo AS et al. · 2026 · International journal of environmental research and public health

This randomized crossover study aimed to evaluate the effect of a single session of aerobic exercise on 24 h ambulatory blood pressure (BP) and heart rate variability (HRV) in young adults with a family history of hypertension, FHH +…

View details →DOI: 10.3390/ijerph23050602
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Preoperative Intravenous Desmopressin and Perioperative Blood Loss in Patients Undergoing Major Spine Surgery : Preoperative Intravenous Desmopressin and Perioperative Blood Loss in Spine Surgery Patients.

Alizadeh A, Moradi M, Vafaeimastanabad M et al. · 2025 · Galen medical journal

Background Major spine surgeries often involve significant blood loss, increasing transfusion risks and postoperative complications. Desmopressin, a synthetic vasopressin analog, may reduce bleeding by enhancing clotting factor release,…

View details →DOI: 10.31661/gmj.v14i.3871
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Photoperiod, but not testosterone, increases basal metabolic rate in house sparrows.

Galante H, Lane SJ, Elderbrock EK et al. · 2026 · Integrative organismal biology (Oxford, England)

Organisms in natural environments often undergo life history stage transitions that optimize behaviors (i.e., migration, reproduction, and foraging) with environmental conditions. These changes in behavior are facilitated by changes in…

View details →DOI: 10.1093/iob/obag013
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Exploring Experimental and Statistical Approaches to Control Oversensitivity of In Vitro Permeability to Excipient Effects.

García MA, Aceituno A, Díaz NB et al. · 2025 · Pharmaceutics

Background/Objectives: The static in vitro permeability assay based on cell monolayers has been widely used in the pharmaceutical industry and recognized by regulatory agencies as a surrogate method for BCS classification. However, the…

View details →DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics17091110
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HMGCR and Rosuvastatin Regulates GLP-1 Secretion and Expression-A Translational Study.

Miskelly MG, Lindqvist A, Jujić A et al. · 2026 · The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism

Context Statin use is associated with increased risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and mild hyperglycemia. The underlying mechanisms are not well studied, and the effect of statin treatment on glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) secretion or…

View details →DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgaf608
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Discovery of Small-Molecule Inhibitors of the KCNQ1/Kv7.1 Potassium Channel with Virtual Screening and Functional Validation in Electrophysiological Assays and KCNQ1-Knockout Neural Stem Cells.

Alam KA, Martí-Solans J, Schall D et al. · 2026 · ACS chemical neuroscience

Voltage-gated potassium channel KCNQ1 (Kv7.1) plays a critical role in electrical excitability in the heart, gut, and brain. Together with the auxiliary subunit KCNE1, KCNQ1 generates a slow delayed rectifier current ( I Ks ) that is…

View details →DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.6c00197
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Resolution rate of prescribing errors after advice from a specialised hospital pharmacist or a substitute hospital pharmacist: a retrospective cross-sectional study.

Wilkes S, Kalfsvel L, van Rosse F et al. · 2026 · European journal of hospital pharmacy : science and practice

Objectives Specialised hospital pharmacists, integrated in medical teams on the ward, can improve medication safety. When a specialised hospital pharmacist is temporarily not available, the pharmaceutical care will be conducted by a…

View details →DOI: 10.1136/ejhpharm-2024-004392
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Effects of Luteolin and Apigenin on Adipogenesis Markers PPARγ and FABP4 and Thermogenesis Marker UCP1 in 3T3-L1 Preadipocyte Cell Line.

Uysal Yeler G, Sivaslıoğlu A, Gülsün T et al. · 2025 · International journal of molecular sciences

Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ) plays a crucial role in the differentiation and maturation of preadipocytes. PPARγ promotes adipogenesis by inducing the expression of fatty acid-binding protein 4 (FABP4). Uncoupling…

View details →DOI: 10.3390/ijms27010139
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The administration of proton pump inhibitors with the CDK4/6 inhibitor abemaciclib does not affect the clinical outcome of metastatic breast cancer patients.

Crucitta S, Cinacchi P, Bargagna I et al. · 2026 · Therapeutic advances in drug safety

Background CDK4/6 inhibitors abemaciclib, palbociclib, and ribociclib have rapidly become an established oral treatment for patients with ER+, HER2- locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer. The use of the oral route offers convenience…

View details →DOI: 10.1177/20420986251414591
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In vitro and in vivo acaricidal properties of orally delivered ivermectin against the blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis.

van Oosterwijk JG, Richer L, Beimfohr-Griffing LK et al. · 2026 · Parasites & vectors

Background The lack of effective and affordable new environmental tick control products is one of the major challenges to the existing control strategies against the blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis), the vector of Lyme disease…

View details →DOI: 10.1186/s13071-026-07380-7
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Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Psychotropic Drugs in Inpatient Psychiatry: Local Practice and Improvement.

Pfeifer P, Mathys B, Alan EM et al. · 2025 · Psychiatry and clinical psychopharmacology

Background Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) is an important tool to personalize psychopharmacotherapy, thereby optimizing its effectiveness and tolerability. Despite consensus on medications, indications, and implementation of TDM,…

View details →DOI: 10.5152/pcp.2025.24981
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A Dominant Mutation in G<sub>α</sub>s-Protein Increases Hair Pigmentation.

Goff PS, Budd P, Logan DW et al. · 2025 · Pigment cell & melanoma research

We have identified a chemically induced mouse mutation which increases the eumelanic hair pigmentation. We identify a coding mutation, A3533G, resulting in an amino acid substitution Y1133C, in the Gnas gene encoding the G α s subunit of…

View details →DOI: 10.1111/pcmr.70025
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Specific overexpression of contactin-associated protein-like 2 and its effects on pain-related behaviour in mice.

Tseng M, Middleton SJ, Farah A et al. · 2025 · Pain reports

Introduction Hyperexcitability, particularly of DRG neurons, is a key driver of persistent pain states including neuropathic pain. Contactin-associated protein-like 2 (CASPR2) is transmembrane protein known to interact and regulate the…

View details →DOI: 10.1097/pr9.0000000000001309
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Electrical stimulation of the dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus in male mice can regulate inflammation without affecting the heart rate.

Falvey A, Palandira SP, Chavan SS et al. · 2024 · Brain, behavior, and immunity

Background The vagus nerve plays an important role in neuroimmune interactions and in the regulation of inflammation. A major source of efferent vagus nerve fibers that contribute to the regulation of inflammation is the brainstem dorsal…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2024.04.027
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Therapeutic clothing use in atopic dermatitis in the Netherlands: A population based cohort study.

Ragamin A, Schappin R, Pasmans SGMA et al. · 2023 · Skin health and disease

National prescription data for therapeutic clothing in atopic dermatitis was analysed to investigate the role of therapeutic clothing in atopic dermatitis. Therapeutic clothing is most frequently prescribed by dermatologists in a hospital…

View details →DOI: 10.1002/ski2.303
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Effects of a Mat Pilates Exercise Program Associated with Photobiomodulation Therapy in Patients with Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Sham-Controlled Trial.

Merlo JK, da Silva AV, Casonatto J et al. · 2024 · Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)

Objective To investigate the effects of combining a Pilates program with photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT) in patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain (CNLBP). Methods Thirty-eight adults with CNLBP were randomly assigned to two…

View details →DOI: 10.3390/healthcare12141416
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The Effects of Recovery Sleep on Experimental Pain.

Stroemel-Scheder C, Lautenbacher S · 2023 · The journal of pain

Recent research suggests that recovery sleep (RS) has the potential to restore pain sensitivity and modulation after hyperalgesia due to preceding sleep deprivation. However, it has not yet been systematically examined whether the…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2022.10.009
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Adjuvant denosumab for early breast cancer-Evidence and controversy.

Moretti L, Richelmi L, Cosentini D et al. · 2024 · Breast (Edinburgh, Scotland)

The efficacy of adjuvant denosumab in combination with hormonotherapy in breast cancer patients was investigated in two randomized trials, ABCSG-18 and D-Care, but the results were mixed with respect to the impact of this drug on…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.breast.2024.103826
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Association of the rs2814778 variant in the ACKR1 gene, responsible for the Duffy erythrocyte antigen "null" phenotype, with COVID-19 severity in Southern Brazil.

Góis KS, Braga M, Souza VH et al. · 2026 · Einstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil)

Objective This study aimed to analyze the possible association between rs2814778, rs12075 ( ACKR1 gene), and rs4073 ( CXCL8 gene) single nucleotide variants and COVID-19 severity. Methods This cross-sectional study included 319 COVID-19…

View details →DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2026ao1543
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High-Intensity Exercise and Hippocampal Integrity in Adults With Cannabis Use Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Richardson KE, Suo C, Albertella L et al. · 2025 · JAMA psychiatry

Importance Cannabis is the most commonly used illicit drug, with 10% to 30% of regular users developing cannabis use disorder (CUD), a condition linked to altered hippocampal integrity. Evidence suggests high-intensity interval training…

View details →DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2025.2319
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Green propolis extract replaces salinomycin in the high-concentrate diet of sheep.

da Silva NIS, de Araújo TLAC, Firmino SS et al. · 2026 · Tropical animal health and production

This study aimed to evaluate the effects of supplementing high-concentrate diets for sheep with green propolis extract (PRO) from Mimosa tenuiflora or with salinomycin (SAL) on feed intake, apparent digestibility, nitrogen balance, and…

View details →DOI: 10.1007/s11250-026-05012-x
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Increases in species richness cause decreases in phylogenetic diversity in Mediterranean and Temperate plant assemblages.

Luzuriaga AL, Madrigal-González J, de la Cruz M et al. · 2026 · Ecology

The relationship between taxonomic and phylogenetic diversities remains underexplored. Our goal was to determine whether a causal link exists between species richness and phylogenetic diversity and to determine the direction of this…

View details →DOI: 10.1002/ecy.70361