Income Taxes (Details)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($)
Income Taxes [Abstract]
Operating loss carryforwards expiration year	2037
Federal and state research and development credits expiration year	2042
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance percentage in each of the last two years	100.00%
Federal [Member]
Income Taxes [Abstract]
Research and development credits	$ 7,781,000
State [Member]
Income Taxes [Abstract]
Research and development credits	1,235,000
Expiring as a Result of 2017 Tax Act [Member] \| Federal [Member]
Income Taxes [Abstract]
Net operating loss carryforwards	163,412,000
Expiring as a Result of 2017 Tax Act [Member] \| State [Member]
Income Taxes [Abstract]
Net operating loss carryforwards	169,710,000
Expiring Through 2037 [Member] \| Federal [Member]
Income Taxes [Abstract]
Net operating loss carryforwards	113,541,000
Expiring Through 2037 [Member] \| State [Member]
Income Taxes [Abstract]
Net operating loss carryforwards	$ 102,003,000

The deferred tax assets valuation allowance percentage in each of the last two years.

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The federal and state research and development credits expiration year.

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Expiration year of each operating loss carryforward included in operating loss carryforward, in YYYY format.

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Amount of the difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to research tax credit.

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Amount of operating loss carryforward, before tax effects, available to reduce future taxable income under enacted tax laws.

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