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" The majority of medical research charities expect the recession to have a &amp;#039;significant&amp;#039; impact on their work, a survey has shown. The UK&amp;#039;s 117 leading medical and health research charities were asked about the probable impact of the recession and more than three quarters revealed that they expect to be affected. In light of the findings, the Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC) is urging public donors and the government to help its members survive the economic downturn. Simon Denegri, AMRC chief executive, said that medical research charities face &amp;#039;uncertain times&amp;#039; and that their ability to weather the short term &amp;#039;will be dependent on an equal commitment from the donating public, government and their university partners&amp;#039;. &amp;#039;AMRC&amp;#039;s survey suggests that while charity funding across the whole spectrum of medical and health research in the UK is being impacted by the downturn, smaller charities funding work into less common conditions are being hit particularly hard,&amp;#039; Mr Denegri revealed. However, the chief executive pointed out that the development of new treatments and therapies will &amp;#039;more than repay themselves&amp;#039; by improving people&amp;#039;s health and wellbeing. A recent report by the Smith Institute found that legacy giving needs to become a normal thing for people to do if charities are to weather future economic downturns. Just seven per cent of the UK population currently leave a gift to charity in their will. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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