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Note 8 - Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Notes Tables  
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]
   

2022

   

2021

 
Deferred tax assets:                

Net operating loss carryforward

  $ 19,764,569     $ 18,449,694  

Research and development tax credit carryforward

    2,202,603       1,566,293  

Stock-based compensation expense

    330,553       129,475  

Accrued expenses

    663,211       69,940  

Total deferred tax assets

    22,960,936       20,215,402  
Deferred tax liabilities                

Depreciation

    51,466       30,945  

Net deferred tax assets

    22,909,470       20,184,457  

Valuation allowance

    (22,909,470 )     (20,184,457 )

Net deferred tax asset after reduction for valuation allowance

  $ -0-     $ -0-  
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]
   

2022

   

2021

 

U.S. federal statutory rate applied to pretax loss

    21.0 %     21.0 %

State income tax (benefit)

    3.9       4.0  

Permanent differences

    (0.0 )     0.2  

NOL carryforward expiration

    (15.6 )     (5.3 )

R&D tax credits, net of expiration

    4.6       2.0  

Change in valuation allowance and other adjustments

    (13.9 )     (21.9 )

Effective tax rate

    0.0 %     0.0 %