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Note 3 - Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details Textual) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Jan. 01, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Jan. 08, 2016
Previously Capitalized Offering Costs Expensed During the Period	$ 98,000
Goodwill	6,929,258	$ 6,929,258		$ 6,929,258
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill)	8,639,000	8,639,000		8,639,000
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed of	0	0
Accounting Standards Update 2016-09 [Member]
Cumulative Effect of New Accounting Principle in Period of Adoption			$ 1,000
Diffusion LLC [Member]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill						$ 9,600,000
Goodwill						6,929,258
RES-529 [Member] \| Diffusion LLC [Member]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill						8,600,000
RES-440 [Member]
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill)					$ 0
RES-440 [Member] \| Diffusion LLC [Member]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill						$ 1,000,000
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] \| Convertible Note, Series B [Member]
Convertible Debt, Fair Value Disclosures	$ 500,000	$ 500,000		600,000
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] \| The 2016 Convertible Notes [Member]
Convertible Debt, Fair Value Disclosures				$ 2,000,000