The phrase "a recent study failed" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing the outcomes or results of a study that did not achieve its intended goals or hypotheses.
Example: "In the field of psychology, a recent study failed to establish a clear link between sleep deprivation and cognitive performance."
Alternatives: "a recent study was unsuccessful" or "a recent study did not succeed".
However, a recent study failed to demonstrate differences in Na+ absorption between CF and non-CF epithelia [3].
A recent study failed to demonstrate that 1.35% taurolidine 4% citrate lock solution reduces DC-related bacteremia compared with heparin [60].
This hypothesis may not be tenable, since a recent study failed to show pro-social behaviour in another cooperatively breeding primate, the cottontop tamarin [6].
However, a recent study failed to replicate differences in cell packing, but instead identified fewer neurons in the amygdalae of individuals with autism [23].
Interestingly, a recent study failed to demonstrate enzymatic activity for KLK10 against synthetic substrates, suggesting that either KLK10 is inactive or it is highly specific for a single substrate, yet to be identified [32].
A recent study failed to confirm a link between CCD and IAPV [9], and while IAPV can contribute to honey bee mortality, the signs are not consistent with CCD [10].
Recent studies have failed to demonstrate improved macrovascular outcomes with intensive glycemic control among patients with type 2 diabetes (7– 9).
On the other hand a more recent study failed to find any evidence of either benefit or harm in giving prophylactive INH and prophylactive ofloxacin was beneficial in reducing moderate-severe side effects [ 36, 37].
However, a more recent study failed to reproduce these results, as histone H3 phosphorylation in response to cellular stress or mitogenic stimulation in CLS cells originating from the same source was not affected [15].
Nevertheless, more recent studies failed to demonstrate a beneficial effect of FTY720 compared with the current standard therapy [ 75, 76].
However, several recent studies failed to show a negative association of alcohol intake with lung function or respiratory symptoms [ 25- 27].
