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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Karner A, Lor CS, Zhang M et al. · 2026 · PloS one
Spider phobia is one of the most common specific phobias and can be highly detrimental to one's quality of life. To evaluate the efficacy of treatments, reliable pre- and post-treatment assessments are needed. Behavioral avoidance tests…
Williams I, Phillipou A, Storey E et al. · 2025 · Neurology international
Background/objectives As high-acuity vision is limited to a very small visual angle, examination of a scene requires multiple fixations. Simultanagnosia, a disorder wherein elements of a scene can be perceived correctly but cannot be…
Budde H, Mueller-Alcazar A, Ahrens C et al. · 2026 · Frontiers in physiology
Introduction Physical exercise interventions are associated with neuroendocrine activation and transient changes in salivary testosterone (T) concentrations. Until now, most studies have focused on endurance exercise, but not on…
Skelly LE, MacInnis MJ, Bostad W et al. · 2023 · Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports
There is renewed interest in the potential for interval (INT) training to increase skeletal muscle mitochondrial content including whether the response differs from continuous (CONT) training. Comparisons of INT and CONT exercise are…
Yakut G, Özden HC, Şener YZ et al. · 2025 · Turk psikiyatri dergisi = Turkish journal of psychiatry
Objectives The study aims to compare heart rate variability (HRV) in borderline personality disorder (BPD) with healthy individuals and to investigate the relationships between HRV parameters and impulsivity, emotion regulation, and…
Hanselmann M, Merzweiler S, Stark R et al. · 2026 · Obesity surgery
Introduction Postoperative follow-up care after metabolic bariatric surgery (MBS) is considered essential to achieve optimal outcomes. These follow-up care pathways were partially disrupted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our objective was…
Pinzone AG, Gant RW, Rivera J et al. · 2024 · International journal of exercise science
This investigation evaluated validity and reliability of the HUMAC360 linear position transducer (LPT) compared to the Tendo Sport Weightlifting Analyzer (TENDO) for measuring mean velocity (MV), peak velocity (PV), and displacement (D)…
Karadag B, Sevincok D, Ozbek MM et al. · 2026 · Psychiatry
Objective Although the relationship between childhood maltreatment (CM) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is well known, no studies to date have examined the potential mediating roles of thought-action fusion (TAF) and schizotypal…
Pessina L, Bshary R · 2026 · Preprint
Summary Interactions between cleaner fish Labroides dimidiatus and client fish, from which cleaners remove ectoparasites and mucus, represent a textbook example of mutualism involving sophisticated strategic decision-making. However,…
Chaudhary R, Koh KC, Gao P et al. · 2026 · Nature communications
Camelina sativa, an oilseed crop of the Brassicaceae family, has close relatives that vary in ploidy levels, providing a unique platform for studying plant genome evolution. Here, we report an improved assembly of the widely used C. sativa…
Stefanelli F, Nocentini A, Levantini V et al. · 2026 · Psychological reports
Callous Unemotional (CU) traits, characterized by lack of empathy and shallow and restricted affect, are negatively associated with prosocial behaviour, and increase the risk of antisocial behaviors in youths. Acting pro-socially means…
Zaremba D, Marczak M, Michałowski JM et al. · 2026 · Scientific reports
Climate change is a serious threat to people and ecosystems worldwide, making it increasingly important to understand what drives pro-environmental behavior (PEB). Emotions are recognized as key drivers of PEB, with underlying appraisals…
Khatwani N, Wang L, Klein ST et al. · 2026 · Studies in health technology and informatics
Large Language Models (LLMs) offer a scalable method to generate candidate concepts for ontology expansion. However, the outputs depend on LLMs' sampling parameters such as "temperature." A high temperature leads to increased…
Kesik DB, Şahintürk-Şentürk S, Yıldırım E · 2026 · Biological psychology
It is essential to examine brain structures and processes involved in retrieval tasks in semantic and episodic memory, two key components of the declarative (explicit) memory system, particularly in terms of regional activity differences…
Eckert L, Bolnick DI, Peichel CL et al. · 2026 · Preprint
Ecological speciation is now regarded as one of the primary processes by which new species are generated. Adaptive divergence in allopatry begins this process, but it is often unclear when and how mechanisms that promote reproductive…
Qureshi N, Pevnick JM, Torbati SS et al. · 2026 · American journal of health-system pharmacy : AJHP : official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
Purpose Obtaining accurate medication histories for older adults in the emergency department (ED) is essential but challenging due to operational barriers and incomplete electronic health records (EHRs). We implemented a…
Pessina L, Bshary R · 2026 · Preprint
In many polygynous species, males face stronger intrasexual competition, higher energetic demands, and lower survival than females, especially under resource limitation or environmental stress. Such sex-specific vulnerabilities are…
McLean JC, Gogan T, Sivasubramaniam D · 2026 · Preprint
Abstract This study investigated whether cancel culture is driven by the retributive impulse and the role of echo chambers in online platforms. An anonymous online survey was utilised for this single-factor between-subjects study. Retained…
Oyetunji TP, Chan-Golston AM, Ha S et al. · 2026 · Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs
Objective Amid rising cannabis use, declining perceived harm, and policy liberalization over the past 15 years, we examined whether the association between cannabis use disorder (CUD) and past-year suicidal ideation among U.S. adults…
Sleightholm S, O'Neill C · 2026 · Psychological reports
Suicide is a pernicious global issue with many serious impacts. Despite females being more likely to attempt suicide, males are around three times more likely to die from suicide, with one contributor being normative alexithymia, a reduced…
Ross A, Logan CN, Thompson JJ et al. · 2026 · Preprint
ABSTRACT The Mnemonic Similarity Task (MST) is highly sensitive to age-related cognitive decline in humans and has been adapted for rodents using 3D objects, where aged animals show deficits in discriminating similar lures. To improve…
Olatunji I, Liu J, Profit J · 2026 · Pediatric research
Background Structural inequities in neonatal care may influence human milk (HM) feeding outcomes. We examined whether allied health service (AHS) availability differs between safety-net (sn) and non-snNICUs and its association with HM use…
Skoblow HF, Tracy EL, Gilligan M · 2026 · The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences
Objectives The Model of Dynamic Association Between Relationship Functioning and Sleep positions sleep as a fundamentally dyadic and reciprocal process, underscoring the need to study sleep within its relational context and highlighting…
GÜNEY MC, SARIBOĞA Y, GÜNEY S et al. · 2026 · Preprint
Abstract This study aimed to identify the psychological determinants of the preference for vaginal birth after cesarean versus cesarean after vaginal birth and to develop a prognostic nomogram. This cross-sectional study included 400…
Tornero I, Barta B, Hamer AJ et al. · 2026 · Preprint
ABSTRACT Mosquitoes in urban environments are considered unpleasant by citizens, and they can represent serious health risks as disease vectors. Invasive Aedes species are continuously spreading in Europe and have been increasingly…
Petzel ZW, Sowerby L, Crozier C et al. · 2026 · Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors
Objective University students engage in heavy episodic drinking more frequently than nonuniversity peers. While social activities unique to the university experience likely contribute to heavy episodic drinking, drastic lifestyle changes…
Bunz M, Derhardt R, Seehagen S et al. · 2026 · Development and psychopathology
Emotion regulation (ER) difficulties in early childhood are considered potential predictors of later psychopathology, particularly in children of mothers with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). This multicenter study examined ER in…
van Vliet N, De Caluwé E · 2026 · Acta psychologica
Academic burnout is a growing concern among Dutch university students, with research suggesting that 59% of them experience such symptoms. This study investigated the relationship between the Dark Triad traits - psychopathy, grandiose…
Buzzelli S, Caprioli L · 2026 · The Journal of sports medicine and physical fitness
Background Fast reaction is critical in sports, and understanding the factors that influence it can be a valuable contribution for coaches and sports scientists. Methods This cross-sectional study presents a descriptive analysis of…
Luić L, Barbić M, Rončević M · 2026 · Preprint
The interaction between humans and artificial intelligence has become a critical channel for information exchange, yet no quantitative, theoretically grounded framework exists for measuring information efficiency in human–AI communication.…