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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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Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Liquid Chromatography-High-Resolution Mass Spectrometric Determination of Nitrite Ion Concentration in the Natural Water Resources.

Ganji SK, Talari K, Maloth RK et al. · 2026 · Rapid communications in mass spectrometry : RCM

Rationale Nitrite anion is among the highly reactive anions and converts the secondary amines to their corresponding carcinogenic N-nitroso metabolites in the human body. Nitrite ion is highly abundant in natural waters and enters the body…

View details →DOI: 10.1002/rcm.70101
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Exploratory comparative analysis of automated morphologic and perfusion features derived from one-stop computed tomography angiography and computed tomography perfusion in large unruptured intracranial aneurysms.

Niu J, Huang W, Zou J · 2026 · Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

Purpose To compare rupture-related signals captured by automatically extracted computed tomography angiography (CTA) morphologic features and threshold-based computed tomography perfusion (CTP) metrics in large unruptured intracranial…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2026.109547
Failed Experiment ReportMedicine

Dentin Bond Strength of Resin Cements Under Simulated Intraoral Humidity Conditions.

Washino T, Nikaido T, Burrow MF et al. · 2026 · Dental traumatology : official publication of International Association for Dental Traumatology

Background/aims Adhesive procedures performed after dental trauma are often carried out in emergency settings with compromised isolation due to bleeding, limited access, and patient cooperation. This study evaluated how variation in…

View details →DOI: 10.1111/edt.70087
Failed Experiment ReportOpen accessMedicine

Dried Black Soldier Fly (<i>Hermetia illucens</i>) Larvae in a Sustainable Diet for Laying Hens: Effects on Welfare and Behavior.

Znazen Y, Gaddes M, Janssens GPJ et al. · 2026 · Animals : an open access journal from MDPI

This study evaluated the effects of locally sourced ingredient dietary, with or without supplementation of black soldier fly ( Hermetia illucens ; BSF) larvae, on laying hen welfare. A total of 150 Lohman White hens aged 30 weeks were…

View details →DOI: 10.3390/ani16111724
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Cinnamon-loaded PVA/gelatin/starch electrospun fibers as novel sustainable nanocomposites for active food packaging.

Vencato AA, Juchem ALM, Clerici NJ et al. · 2026 · International journal of biological macromolecules

This study produced six formulations using polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) blended with gelatin or gelatin-starch, incorporating cinnamon powder (CP) or cinnamon essential oil (CEO). Homogeneous nanofibers with diameters ranging from 367 to 532 nm…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2026.153149
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Maxillo-mandibular changes after maxillary skeletal expansion according to skeletal subtype: a retrospective cohort study.

Park KW, Kim HY, Kim KA et al. · 2026 · European journal of orthodontics

Objective We aimed to evaluate three-dimensional (3D) maxillary displacement and secondary mandibular changes following miniscrew-assisted rapid palatal expansion (MARPE) according to pretreatment skeletal subtypes, based on the…

View details →DOI: 10.1093/ejo/cjag045
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Discriminative Ability of TyG, TyG-WC, BAI, FGIR, and QUICKI Indexes in Identifying Metabolic Syndrome in a Pediatric Population with Obesity.

Tamini S, Bondesan A, Caroli D et al. · 2026 · Metabolites

Background/Objectives : Pediatric obesity is closely associated with metabolic syndrome (MetS), a condition linked to increased cardiometabolic risk. Early identification of high-risk individuals remains challenging. This study aimed to…

View details →DOI: 10.3390/metabo16060415
Negative / Null Result Report

Microbial succession in West African secondary forests: rapid internal stabilisation without convergence toward old-growth reference states

Ebou AET, Amani BH, Toure GT et al. · 2026 · Preprint

Secondary forest succession following agricultural abandonment is a dominant land-use transition across the tropics, yet whether soil microbial communities recover toward old-growth forest reference states remains poorly understood,…

View details →DOI: 10.64898/2026.06.19.733386
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Identification and multi-layered validation of seven diagnostic biomarkers for dilated cardiomyopathy via integrative machine learning, single-cell transcriptomics, and Mendelian randomization.

Li J, Song Z, Wang G et al. · 2026 · Frontiers in cell and developmental biology

Background Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is the most common non-ischemic cardiomyopathy and a major cause of heart failure, but disease-specific molecular biomarkers remain limited. This study aimed to identify and prioritize tissue-level,…

View details →DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2026.1851275
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Predictive value of perioperative hypothermia for postoperative muscular calf vein thrombosis after total knee arthroplasty: a retrospective cohort study

li j, Chen Y, Chen Y et al. · 2026 · Preprint

Abstract Objective To investigate the association between perioperative hypothermia and postoperative muscular calf vein thrombosis (MCVT) in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA), and to evaluate the predictive performance of…

View details →DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-9873445/v1
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

CT-Derived Radiomic Features for the Non-Invasive Differentiation of Mediastinal Lymphadenopathy in Lung Cancer and Sarcoidosis.

Doğan D, Öksüz C, Çakır Ö et al. · 2026 · Biomedicines

Background/Objectives: Differentiating mediastinal lymphadenopathy associated with lung cancer from sarcoidosis remains a clinical challenge because of overlapping imaging findings. This study evaluated whether CT-derived radiomic…

View details →DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines14061327
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Non-Essential Element-Based Nanoparticles in Rice: Unraveling the Impacts of Yttrium Oxide and Zirconium Oxide Nanoparticles on Root Accumulation and Antioxidant Responses.

Xie B, Rui Y · 2026 · Plants (Basel, Switzerland)

Nanotechnology has attracted increasing attention in agricultural and environmental research, but the biological effects and potential risks of nanoparticles based on non-essential elements remain insufficiently understood. This study…

View details →DOI: 10.3390/plants15111727
Failed Experiment ReportOpen accessMedicine

Experimental evaluation of femoral vein grafts and platelet-rich fibrin for reducing epidural fibrosis in a rat laminectomy model.

Fouad S, Abass M, Rizk A et al. · 2026 · Scientific reports

Epidural fibrosis (EF) refers to the non-physiological scar formation at the site where a surgical incision is made to access the spinal canal. This condition often results in functional disability and pain following spinal surgery and is…

View details →DOI: 10.1038/s41598-026-54270-0
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Comparative Effects of Experimental Bioactive Glasses on Dentin Permeability and Tubule Occlusion In Vitro.

Destro JM, Reis BO, Chrisostomo DA et al. · 2026 · Journal of functional biomaterials

This study aimed to evaluate the effects of experimental bioactive glass solutions on dentinal fluid flow and hydraulic conductance in vitro. Dentin blocks of 50 bovine incisors were divided into 5 groups according to the desensitizing…

View details →DOI: 10.3390/jfb17060302
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Current comorbid psychiatric symptoms in the statistical indirect association between childhood attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms and functional impairment among university students.

Koyuncu Z, Evcil FY, Kilimci ÖS et al. · 2026 · BMC psychiatry

Objective This study investigated whether current comorbid psychiatric symptoms were involved in statistical indirect associations between childhood attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms (CAS) and functional impairment…

View details →DOI: 10.1186/s12888-026-08299-0
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Development and Validation of Machine Learning Models for Predicting Initiation of Emergency Dialysis in Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease

Hirano K, Seki T, Watanabe A et al. · 2026 · Preprint

Background Initiation of emergency dialysis, often requiring temporary catheter owing to unprepared definitive vascular access, is associated with infectious and vascular complications and suggests advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD)…

View details →DOI: 10.64898/2026.06.21.26356128
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

In vivo Administration of Atorvastatin Does Not Impair Mitochondrial Function or Cellular Viability in the Prefrontal Cortex of Mice.

Gessler KB, Rescaroli J, Pires SM et al. · 2026 · Neurotoxicity research

Atorvastatin is a widely prescribed statin used for its cholesterol-lowering effects; however, it also exerts known pleiotropic effects, including antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Atorvastatin´s impact on mitochondrial…

View details →DOI: 10.1007/s12640-026-00805-2
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High Concordance in Molecular Profiles Between Primary Tumors and Matched Lymph Node Metastases in Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma: Implications for Clinical Sample Selection

Pan Y, Sun Y, Shi C et al. · 2026 · Preprint

Abstract Genetic testing guides personalized management of differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC). However, tumor heterogeneity, including spatial and temporal heterogeneity, has created an unresolved clinical problem. It remains unclear…

View details →DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-9922971/v1
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Influence of inhalation exposure to biogenic volatile organic compounds from Syringa oblata flowers on behavior, spatial working memory, and hematological parameters in mice.

Tuo Y, Yang S, Dai X et al. · 2026 · Journal of ethnopharmacology

Ethnopharmacological relevance Syringa oblata Lindl. emits a variety of biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs) during full bloom, which forms the key chemical basis for its characteristic floral scent. Species of the genus Syringa…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2026.122022
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Exploring Emotional Abuse, Physical Abuse and Mobile Phone Dependence in Left- and Non-Left-Behind Adolescents: Roles of Self-Esteem, Social Anxiety, and Loneliness.

Zhen B, Yang X, Yao B · 2026 · Scandinavian journal of psychology

Child abuse has been significantly associated with children's mobile phone dependence (MPD), particularly in left-behind children (LBC). However, whether distinct forms of child abuse (physical and emotional) are associated with MPD in LBC…

View details →DOI: 10.1111/sjop.70119