Reeve Helped Make Stem Cells a Campaign Issue
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Christopher Reeve, the paralyzed  actor who died nine years after a riding accident, worked  tirelessly to promote medical advances, especially the  controversial stem cell research that has emerged as a campaign  issue this year.
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As he had done many times in the past, Christopher Reeve traveled to Chicago last week to talk to Northwestern University neuroscientists about their research using stem cells to repair spinal cord injuries.
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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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WASHINGTON - The death of actor Christopher Reeve may spark even more debate on the campaign trail about stem cell research. Tuesday in Washington, the National Academy of Sciences is meeting to talk about responsible research.
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By ELIZABETH M. GILLESPIE     SEATTLE  -- Former Vice President Al Gore touted the promise of stem-cell research for curing debilitating and deadly diseases on Friday - using his pitch to stump for fellow Democrats Christine Gregoire and Dave Ross...
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Joined by the widow of paralyzed actor Christopher Reeve, Democratic challenger John Kerry on Thursday said President Bush's policy on stem cell research was akin to favoring the candle lobby over electricity.
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Democratic presidential candidate Senator John Kerry hailed actor Christopher Reeve &quot;America's hero,&quot; and vowed to keep up the campaign for stem cell research championed by the man known best as &quot;Superman.&quot;
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HAMPTON, N.H.  - Democratic challenger John Kerry  on Monday broadened his attack on President Bush to include  stem cell research when he accused his rival of ignoring  science that could offer millions of sick Americans a chance at  a cure.
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Former Vice President Al Gore touted the promise of stem-cell research for curing debilitating and deadly diseases on Friday &#151; using his pitch to stump for fellow Democrats Christine Gregoire and Dave Ross.
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Sen. John Kerry said he would reverse President Bush's restrictions on embryonic stem cell research as he remembered the late actor Christopher Reeve, a quadriplegic, as a hero and a friend in the Democrats' radio address Saturday.
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The death of actor and embryonic stem cell research advocate Christopher Reeve, who passed away Sunday from heart failure, has refueled debate on both sides of the embryonic stem cell issue.
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LOS ANGELES -- Two years after California voters passed a landmark $3 billion bond measure for stem cell research, not a single bond has been sold and not a penny of bond money has been spent. The fund is caught up in court challenges.
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Sen. John Kerry on Thursday accused President Bush of slowing scientific advancement after earning a special endorsement from the widow of actor Christopher Reeve, a proponent of the embryonic stem cell research on which the president has placed limits.
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Christopher Reeve, the paralyzed actor who died nine years after a riding accident, worked tirelessly to promote medical advances, especially
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A man's testicles might be a source of stem cells to help him fight serious diseases, US scientists have shown.
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Christopher Reeve&#39;s widow, Dana, plans to join Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry for a campaign speech about the importance of science, research and innovation.
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Here's a reality check amid Congress' showdown with President Bush over stem cell research: The potential treatments for diabetes, spinal cord injury and other devastating disorders are years away from being tested in people.