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May 20, 2026

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$\pi$-Bench: Evaluating Proactive Personal Assistant Agents in Long-Horizon Workflows

arXiv cs.AI · May 20

$\pi$-Bench: Evaluating Proactive Personal Assistant Agents in Long-Horizon Workflows

1GC-7RC: One Graphic Card -- Seven Research Challenges! How Good Are AI Agents at Doing Your Job?

arXiv cs.LG (Machine Learning) · May 20

1GC-7RC: One Graphic Card -- Seven Research Challenges! How Good Are AI Agents at Doing Your Job?

2.5-D Decomposition for LLM-Based Spatial Construction

arXiv cs.AI · May 20

2.5-D Decomposition for LLM-Based Spatial Construction

3D aperture-engineered diffractive neural networks for super-resolution electromagnetic wave computing

arXiv cs.AI · May 20

3D aperture-engineered diffractive neural networks for super-resolution electromagnetic wave computing

A Bitter Lesson for Data Filtering

arXiv cs.LG (Machine Learning) · May 20

A Bitter Lesson for Data Filtering

A Case for Agentic Tuning: From Documentation to Action in PostgreSQL

arXiv cs.AI · May 20

A Case for Agentic Tuning: From Documentation to Action in PostgreSQL

A Closed-loop, State-centric, Multi-agent Framework for Passenger Load Estimation from Heterogeneous Data Streams

arXiv cs.LG (Machine Learning) · May 20

A Closed-loop, State-centric, Multi-agent Framework for Passenger Load Estimation from Heterogeneous Data Streams

A Cloud-Based Tool for Meteorite Recovery Using Drones and Machine Learning

arXiv cs.LG (Machine Learning) · May 20

A Cloud-Based Tool for Meteorite Recovery Using Drones and Machine Learning

A Derandomization Framework for Structure Discovery: Applications in Neural Networks and Beyond

arXiv cs.LG (Machine Learning) · May 20

A Derandomization Framework for Structure Discovery: Applications in Neural Networks and Beyond

A Differentiable Measure of Algebraic Complexity: Provably Exact Discovery of Group Structures

arXiv cs.LG (Machine Learning) · May 20

A Differentiable Measure of Algebraic Complexity: Provably Exact Discovery of Group Structures

AI in Biotech & High-Impact Journals

Gender disparities in random blood glucose levels among Pakistani adults with type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional analysis

Nature Medicine · May 21

Gender disparities in random blood glucose levels among Pakistani adults with type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional analysis

Adjunctive D-cycloserine to intermittent theta-burst transcranial magnetic stimulation in fibromyalgia: a randomized placebo-controlled trial

Nature Medicine · May 20

Adjunctive D-cycloserine to intermittent theta-burst transcranial magnetic stimulation in fibromyalgia: a randomized placebo-controlled trial

Carpal tunnel syndrome as risk factor for subsequent development of irritable bowel syndrome: a retrospective cohort study

Nature Medicine · May 20

Carpal tunnel syndrome as risk factor for subsequent development of irritable bowel syndrome: a retrospective cohort study

Changes in pupil size and accommodation following prophylactic peripheral laser retinopexy: a prospective self-controlled study

Nature Medicine · May 20

Changes in pupil size and accommodation following prophylactic peripheral laser retinopexy: a prospective self-controlled study

Comparative effects of intracapsular corticosteroid injection on pain control after total hip arthroplasty: a prospective, randomized controlled trial

Nature Medicine · May 20

Comparative effects of intracapsular corticosteroid injection on pain control after total hip arthroplasty: a prospective, randomized controlled trial

Cost-effectiveness of community interventions to promote awareness, testing and treatment of hepatitis B and C in migrant populations in Catalonia

Nature Medicine · May 20

Cost-effectiveness of community interventions to promote awareness, testing and treatment of hepatitis B and C in migrant populations in Catalonia

Decision-making, regret, and quality of life in living organ donors: a cross-sectional study

Nature Medicine · May 20

Decision-making, regret, and quality of life in living organ donors: a cross-sectional study

Effect of tipiracil hydrochloride, thymidine phosphorylase inhibitor, on the ischemia/reperfusion injury of brain tissue in rats

Nature Medicine · May 20

Effect of tipiracil hydrochloride, thymidine phosphorylase inhibitor, on the ischemia/reperfusion injury of brain tissue in rats

Effects of antenatal depression on adverse birth outcomes among women attending antenatal care at Jimma University Medical Center, Ethiopia: a prospective cohort study

Nature Medicine · May 20

Effects of antenatal depression on adverse birth outcomes among women attending antenatal care at Jimma University Medical Center, Ethiopia: a prospective cohort study

Evaluating the compatibility, stability, and antimicrobial effectiveness of vancomycin and cefepime admixtures in peritoneal dialysis solutions

Nature Medicine · May 20

Evaluating the compatibility, stability, and antimicrobial effectiveness of vancomycin and cefepime admixtures in peritoneal dialysis solutions

AI in Computational Pathology

Shock-scattering micro-histotripsy-aided fine needle aspiration for enhanced biomarker profiling and cytopathology

Nature Pathology · May 02

Shock-scattering micro-histotripsy-aided fine needle aspiration for enhanced biomarker profiling and cytopathology

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