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April 21, 2026

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AI Research (general)

"Excuse me, may I say something..." CoLabScience, A Proactive AI Assistant for Biomedical Discovery and LLM-Expert Collaborations

arXiv cs.AI · Apr 21

"Excuse me, may I say something..." CoLabScience, A Proactive AI Assistant for Biomedical Discovery and LLM-Expert Collaborations

"Faithful to What?" On the Limits of Fidelity-Based Explanations

arXiv cs.LG (Machine Learning) · Apr 21

"Faithful to What?" On the Limits of Fidelity-Based Explanations

"Taking Stock at FAccT": Using Participatory Design to Co-Create a Vision for the Fairness, Accountability and Transparency Community

arXiv cs.AI · Apr 21

"Taking Stock at FAccT": Using Participatory Design to Co-Create a Vision for the Fairness, Accountability and Transparency Community

(1D) Ordered Tokens Enable Efficient Test-Time Search

arXiv cs.AI · Apr 21

(1D) Ordered Tokens Enable Efficient Test-Time Search

(Sparse) Attention to the Details: Preserving Spectral Fidelity in ML-based Weather Forecasting Models

arXiv cs.LG (Machine Learning) · Apr 21

(Sparse) Attention to the Details: Preserving Spectral Fidelity in ML-based Weather Forecasting Models

1S-DAug: One-Shot Data Augmentation for Robust Few-Shot Generalization

arXiv cs.AI · Apr 21

1S-DAug: One-Shot Data Augmentation for Robust Few-Shot Generalization

A Comparative Study on the Impact of Traditional Learning and Interactive Learning on Students' Academic Performance and Emotional Well-Being

arXiv cs.AI · Apr 21

A Comparative Study on the Impact of Traditional Learning and Interactive Learning on Students' Academic Performance and Emotional Well-Being

A Computational Method for Measuring "Open Codes" in Qualitative Analysis

arXiv cs.LG (Machine Learning) · Apr 21

A Computational Method for Measuring "Open Codes" in Qualitative Analysis

A Discordance-Aware Multimodal Framework with Multi-Agent Clinical Reasoning

arXiv cs.LG (Machine Learning) · Apr 21

A Discordance-Aware Multimodal Framework with Multi-Agent Clinical Reasoning

A High-Accuracy Optical Music Recognition Method Based on Bottleneck Residual Convolutions

arXiv cs.LG (Machine Learning) · Apr 21

A High-Accuracy Optical Music Recognition Method Based on Bottleneck Residual Convolutions

AI in Biotech & High-Impact Journals

A modified bacterial nanocellulose-based advanced therapy product accelerates third-degree burn healing in murine models

Nature Medicine · Apr 21

A modified bacterial nanocellulose-based advanced therapy product accelerates third-degree burn healing in murine models

Angiotensin II-stimulating versus inhibiting antihypertensives and risk of dementia: a nested case–control study using Australian general practice data

Nature Medicine · Apr 21

Angiotensin II-stimulating versus inhibiting antihypertensives and risk of dementia: a nested case–control study using Australian general practice data

Bifidobacterium adolescentis attenuates cardiac remodeling in HFD/STZ-induced obesity-associated diabetic cardiomyopathy

Nature Medicine · Apr 21

Bifidobacterium adolescentis attenuates cardiac remodeling in HFD/STZ-induced obesity-associated diabetic cardiomyopathy

Cohort profile Davos Alzheimer’s Collaborative DAC Egypt Cohort

Nature Medicine · Apr 21

Cohort profile Davos Alzheimer’s Collaborative DAC Egypt Cohort

Discordance in diagnostic assessment of Achilles tendon thickening between soft X-ray radiography and ultrasonography among patients with coronary artery disease

Nature Medicine · Apr 21

Discordance in diagnostic assessment of Achilles tendon thickening between soft X-ray radiography and ultrasonography among patients with coronary artery disease

Effects of the SES NXT intervention on mental health and well-being for children of divorce

Nature Medicine · Apr 21

Effects of the SES NXT intervention on mental health and well-being for children of divorce

Impaired regional structure-function coupling as novel neurophenotype: mechanistic insights and diagnostic exploration in treatment-resistant depression

Nature Medicine · Apr 21

Impaired regional structure-function coupling as novel neurophenotype: mechanistic insights and diagnostic exploration in treatment-resistant depression

Incidence and predictors of mortality among stroke patients with aspiration pneumonia in western amhara during the 2023 to 2024 armed conflict

Nature Medicine · Apr 21

Incidence and predictors of mortality among stroke patients with aspiration pneumonia in western amhara during the 2023 to 2024 armed conflict

Joint association of depression and physical activity with incident cardiometabolic multimorbidity (CMM) among middle-aged and older adults in China

Nature Medicine · Apr 21

Joint association of depression and physical activity with incident cardiometabolic multimorbidity (CMM) among middle-aged and older adults in China

Pelargonium sidoides extract (EPs® 7630) versus usual care for acute bronchitis in Swiss primary care (PHYTOBRONCH): a pragmatic, open-label, randomised controlled trial

Nature Medicine · Apr 21

Pelargonium sidoides extract (EPs® 7630) versus usual care for acute bronchitis in Swiss primary care (PHYTOBRONCH): a pragmatic, open-label, randomised controlled trial

AI in Computational Pathology

Boosting pathology foundation models via few-shot prompt-tuning for rare cancer subtyping

Nature Pathology · Apr 11

Boosting pathology foundation models via few-shot prompt-tuning for rare cancer subtyping

Leveraging artificial intelligence in eosinophilic esophagitis

Nature Pathology · Apr 04

Leveraging artificial intelligence in eosinophilic esophagitis

Adaptive diagnostic reasoning framework for pathology with multimodal large language models

Nature Pathology · Mar 07

Adaptive diagnostic reasoning framework for pathology with multimodal large language models

Spatial navigation as a digital marker for clinically differentiating cognitive impairment severity

Nature Pathology · Mar 05

Spatial navigation as a digital marker for clinically differentiating cognitive impairment severity

Author Correction: The contribution of mycetoma grains to suboptimal disease management

Nature Pathology · Feb 11

Author Correction: The contribution of mycetoma grains to suboptimal disease management

A High Magnifications Histopathology Image Dataset for Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Diagnosis and Prognosis

Nature Pathology · Feb 06

A High Magnifications Histopathology Image Dataset for Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Diagnosis and Prognosis

Generating crossmodal gene expression from cancer histopathology improves multimodal AI predictions

Nature Pathology · Dec 31

Generating crossmodal gene expression from cancer histopathology improves multimodal AI predictions

Knowledge-guided adaptation of pathology foundation models effectively improves cross-domain generalization and demographic fairness

Nature Pathology · Dec 12

Knowledge-guided adaptation of pathology foundation models effectively improves cross-domain generalization and demographic fairness

RIVA: An Image Dataset of Conventional Pap Smear Cytology with Multiple Independent Annotations

Nature Pathology · Dec 09

RIVA: An Image Dataset of Conventional Pap Smear Cytology with Multiple Independent Annotations

AUPA: weakly supervised approach for streamlining breast cancer diagnostic workflow by WSI histological type classification for efficient IHC triage

Nature Pathology · Nov 26

AUPA: weakly supervised approach for streamlining breast cancer diagnostic workflow by WSI histological type classification for efficient IHC triage