Welcome
We are a Bolton-based organisation providing peer to peer support and self-help for people who are HIV positive.
You can find more information about us on our Bolton Local Directory page at Bolton Local Directory.
Our peer support group meetings take place every two weeks, either on a Monday or a Tuesday Evening
Please Contact Emma for more information on 01204 390772 or emma@positveboltonpeople.org.uk
When someone confides in you that they have HIV it’s a sign of trust. It is important to reassure your friend, partner or family member that you will not breach trust and will respect their wishes.
HIV news from aidsmap.com
The war on science: resisting and rebuilding at a crucial juncturePeter Staley’s talk at the opening session of the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2026) in Denver was a grim post-mortem of one of the most challenging years in recent HIV history – an ‘annus horribilis’ – a phrase Queen Elizabeth II used to describe 1992 and The Lancet applied to 2025.
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CD8 cell fitness predicts who benefits most from antibody-based cure strategies
Over the last few years a number of studies aiming to cure HIV or at least achieve long-term viral suppression off antiretroviral therapy (ART) have produced tantalising results. These studies have given participants one or both of the long-acting versions of two broadly neutralising antibodies (bnAbs), 3BNC117 (teropavimab) and 10-1074 (zinlirvimab), sometimes in conjunction with immune boosting oral drugs.
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News from CROI 2026 coming soon
The 33rd Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2026) is taking place in Denver, US, from 22 to 25 February. CROI is an annual scientific conference and was established to “provide a forum for basic scientists and clinical investigators to present, discuss, and critique their investigations into the epidemiology and biology of human retroviruses and associated diseases”. CROI 2026 will feature research and discussions on:
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Contact emma@positiveboltonpeople.org.uk for further information.
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