Reeve credited for furthering spinal research
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But a cure for the paralysis that plagued the popular actor -- and ultimately led to his death Sunday -- may lie inside test tubes in a basement lab in Saginaw Township.
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Nearly 100 friends and family members of Christopher Reeve remembered the actor who became an activist for spinal cord injury research in a small gathering at his home this week.
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Christopher Reeve&#39;s death is hitting many people hard, especially those involved in the stem cell research debate. After Reeve was paralyzed in 1995, he became an advocate for embryonic stem cell research.
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LEE COUNTYâ The death of Christopher Reeve brings more attention to a controversial issue during this presidential election - embryonic stem cell research.
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Christopher Reeve, the star of the "Superman" movies whose near-fatal riding accident nine years ago turned him into a worldwide advocate for spinal cord research, died Sunday of heart failure, his publicist said. He was 52.
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(CBS) Nine years ago, Christopher Reeve was left paralyzed by a riding accident, but he never gave up his fight to walk again. And his struggle impressed those who knew him.
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Christopher Reeve&#39;s death has extra significance for Mike Di Scipio. The Colonie resident has been paralyzed since a diving accident in 1999 and he&#39;s been fighting the same fight as Reeve.
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Christopher Reeve was much more than &quot;Superman&quot; on the silver screen. In real life, he set a wonderful example for those battling against spinal cord injuries and similar afflictions.
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BEDFORD, NY - Christopher Reeve, the star of the Superman movies whose nearly fatal riding accident nine years ago turned him into a worldwide advocate for spinal cord research, died Sunday of heart failure, his publicist said.
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A successful method for healing spinal injuries in dogs has been developed by Purdue University researchers, offering hope for preventing human paralysis.
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Actor and quadriplegic Christopher Reeve inspired people to work harder to find a cure for spinal cord injuries. Oct. 11, 2004 -- He became the public face of people living with paralysis, working tirelessly
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Christopher Reeve was the cinematic Superman who became a real-life inspiration through his painstaking efforts to overcome total paralysis.
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"Superman" actor Christopher Reeve,  who became a leading advocate for spinal cord research after a  horseback riding accident left him paralyzed nine years ago,  has died of heart failure, his publicist said on Monday. He was  52.
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Researchers are developing a new "bone cement" which could give hope to spinal injury victims.
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Christopher Reeve often said he wanted to be known for something other than playing Superman. But it was real life &#151; not another movie role &#151; that gave the actor the chance to star in his biggest drama: as a spinal cord injury victim championing research in hope that people like him would someday be able to walk again.
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Work by British scientists could mean people paralysed by spinal injuries may one day be able to walk again.
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Superman film star Christopher Reeve, who became a vocal advocate for spinal-cord research after a disabling horse-riding accident nine years ago, died Oct. 10 of complications from an infection caused by a bedsore, the Associated Press reported.