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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Power MC, Lynch KM, Fang V et al. · 2025 · Environmental research
Background As dementia has a decades-long preclinical phase, earlier air pollution exposures may be more etiologically relevant to dementia risk than more recent exposures. Methods We estimated exposures at Atherosclerosis Risk in…
Kömürcü HF, Sever N, Gökdereli NS et al. · 2025 · Neurological research
Background It has been suggested that smokers have higher recanalization rate, lower risk of cerebral hemorrhage and better prognosis than non-smokers (smoking paradox) after reperfusion therapy in patients with acute ischemic stroke (IS).…
Andersen Z, Kilgore S, Waite-Cusic J et al. · 2025 · Journal of Dairy Science
Hispanic-style cheeses (HSC), particularly fresh soft varieties, have been associated with numerous outbreaks of Listeria monocytogenes, highlighting the need to identify product characteristics or interventions that could mitigate L.…
Xu C, Yang G, Liu Y · 2024 · Preprint
Abstract Background Obstructive Sleep apnea (OSA) is a prevalent sleep disorder characterized by repetitive interruptions of breathing during sleep, significantly impacting cardiovascular and metabolic health. Epigenetic aging, measured…
Toyoshima M, Toyofuku R, Shimoda S et al. · 2026 · Neuropsychopharmacology reports
Adolescence is a sensitive developmental stage in which exposure to addictive substances can produce long-lasting changes in the neural circuits that regulate reward. Nicotine and ethanol are frequently co-used among adolescents, and…
McVige J, Masset L, Mechtler L et al. · 2026 · Journal of child neurology
Mass psychogenic illness (MPI), also known as mass sociogenic illness, is a functional neurologic symptom disorder affecting multiple people simultaneously. This study presents a pediatric MPI outbreak involving abrupt-onset tics in LeRoy,…
Ferreira HRS, Hadden AC, Champagnon J et al. · 2025 · The Science of the total environment
Despite the vital importance of wetlands globally, these habitats have increasingly received anthropogenic materials, such as plastics, which can impact the wildlife these habitats support. Despite commonly found in the nests of Eurasian…
Ohlsen SM, Pirkle SB, Yang J et al. · 2026 · JSES reviews, reports, and techniques
Background Machine learning, a subset of artificial intelligence, enables large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT and Gemini to analyze data, learn from context, and generate responses without explicit programming. While machine learning…
Qiu K, Hang Y, Lv P et al. · 2025 · Translational stroke research
To evaluate whether endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) combined with best medical management (BMM) is more effective than BMM alone in treating mild stroke patients (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score pri ) group and the primary…
Radin D · 2024 · Preprint
The consciousness-collapse interpretation of quantum mechanics was explored by testing if human observation might act like a weak quantum measurement effect in an optical interferometer. Forty-seven participants selected via a worldwide…
Hajibandeh S, Hajibandeh S, Mckittrick H et al. · 2026 · World journal of gastrointestinal surgery
Background Early skeletal muscle wasting has been demonstrated to be associated with chemotherapy-related toxicity in patients with cancer. Hounsfield unit average calculation (HUAC) or psoas muscle index (PMI) can be used to diagnose…
Kurasz Z, Krzyżowski M, Baran B et al. · 2026 · Preprint
Loneliness is increasingly prevalent in emerging adults and is theorised to engage threat-related biology that overlaps with nociceptive processing. We tested whether social connectedness and related cognitive-affective traits predict…
Iler AM, CaraDonna PJ, Petry WK · 2026 · Preprint
Most plants require animal pollination to reproduce, prompting concern that pollinator declines immediately threaten plant populations. This concern is warranted if pollinator-mediated seed losses cause declines in plant population growth…
Derégnaucourt S, Le Maguer L, Geberzahn N · 2026 · Animal cognition
Vocal learning in songbirds requires the integration of auditory perception, sensorimotor learning, and performance monitoring, yet its relationship to general cognitive abilities remains unclear. We tested whether interindividual…
Guan M, Yang Q, Carey P et al. · 2026 · Health communication
Despite its significant implications for public health and individual decision-making, research on information avoidance remains limited. In this study, we applied and extended the model of planned risk information avoidance (PRIA) to…
Wai KM, Parajuli RP, Umezaki M · 2026 · Journal of trace elements in medicine and biology : organ of the Society for Minerals and Trace Elements (GMS)
Telomeres are repetitive non-coding DNA sequences at chromosome ends that progressively shorten with each cell division, serving as markers of cellular aging. Recent studies have suggested that prenatal and postnatal exposure to…
Anderson C, Linardon J · 2026 · Body image
Previous research suggests that body appreciation and social anxiety are likely intertwined, such that a more accepting and respectful orientation toward one's body may attenuate fears of negative evaluation in socially salient contexts.…
Foley E, Bockhorst JL, Beard C et al. · 2026 · Preprint
Objective: Although perspective taking is a well-established transdiagnostic feature of psychopathology, less is known about its role in treatment outcomes. The present study examined whether perspective taking frequency upon admission to…
Parisi F, Steinsbekk S, Wichstrøm L et al. · 2026 · Child development
Emotional overeating theories posit that lability/negativity and poor emotion regulation increase emotional overeating risk, yet empirical evidence is limited. This longitudinal study followed 878 Norwegian participants (50.1% girls)…
Romero-Padron MA, Fuentes-Rivera Tau L, Jorgensen A et al. · 2026 · Journal of athletic training
Context Recovery after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) can lead to weight gain and reduced physical activity (PA), potentially increasing long-term health risks. Understanding the relationship between PA patterns and…
Parry YD, Briganti G · 2026 · Preprint
Wearable EEG devices such as the Zmax headband offer scalable alternatives to laboratory polysomnography (PSG) for sleep monitoring, but their real-world performance in home settings remains poorly characterised. This study presents a…
Burton M, Haft S, Fiskeaux M et al. · 2026 · Journal of anxiety disorders
Background Prolonged Exposure (PE) is an effective treatment for PTSD and clarification of mechanisms of change can inform training and continued improvements. Posttraumatic cognitions have been shown to predict subsequent symptom change…
Tangili M, Mulder E, Jimeno B et al. · 2026 · Journal of evolutionary biology
Telomeres shorten with age, and telomere length (TL) can predict lifespan. In vitro studies have established that the shortest telomeres in the genome drive cellular senescence, but whether they also drive in vivo lifespan variation is…
Ball JGC, Jaffer S, Laybros A et al. · 2026 · Preprint
A bstract Airborne imaging spectroscopy enables species-level classification in hyperdiverse tropical forests, but accuracy varies enormously among species. We asked which ecological and evolutionary attributes make a tropical tree species…
Frisoni M, Tarasi L, Borgomaneri S et al. · 2026 · Preprint
Time perception difficulties are frequently reported in Autism Spectrum Disorder, yet empirical findings remain inconsistent. A key methodological limitation is the failure to separate perceptual sensitivity from decision-making…
Ujihara M, Kawabori M, Nakajima M et al. · 2026 · Neurologia medico-chirurgica
Vagus nerve stimulation is an established treatment for refractory epilepsy, but predictors of treatment response remain unclear. Given that left-sided vagus nerve stimulation preferentially modulates the left thalamus and that epileptic…
Jordan G, Stockinger K, Schiltz C et al. · 2026 · Communications psychology
Parenting is an emotion-eliciting experience that requires parents to navigate the dual demands of regulating their own and their children's emotions, drawing on regulatory strategies such as reappraisal and rumination. However, patterns…
González DA, Wilson RS, Hemm J et al. · 2026 · NPJ Parkinson's disease
Loneliness is increasingly acknowledged as important in parkinsonism-related disorders. However, little is known about reciprocal longitudinal relationships between loneliness and parkinsonism. In this study, 3,099 community-based…
Werenski H, Stratta R, McCracken E et al. · 2026 · Clinical transplantation
Introduction Despite well-established advantages of living-donor kidney transplantation (LDKT), LDKT growth has stagnated. Barriers to seeking a living donor include insufficient knowledge among candidates and discomfort discussing LDKT.…
Park KH, Golubovsky JL, Cirvello J et al. · 2026 · Preprint
Abstract Introduction Depression has been associated with adverse postoperative outcomes across multiple surgical subspecialties, particularly in lumbar fusion populations. However, the prognostic value of depression screening tools in…