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Note 11 - Related Party Transactions (Details Textual) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Emory [Member] | Patent Cost Reimbursements [Member] | General and Administrative Expense [Member]
Related Party Transaction, Expenses from Transactions with Related Party	$ 15,876	$ 22,590	$ 73,877	$ 63,906

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- Definition

Expenses recognized resulting from transactions (excluding transactions that are eliminated in consolidated or combined financial statements) with related party.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 850
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (c)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6457730&loc=d3e39549-107864

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